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Discovering Mexico
Geographic Overview
Regions
Mexico is divided into several geographical regions; however, due to the country’s
economic diversity, the main regions are outlined below.
Mexico City and the metropolitan
Centro
area
includes the bordering municipalities of the
State of Mexico. This region alone has a population of 22 million people and is responsible
for 34% of the country’s overall Gross Domestic Product.
El Bajío
is an important geographical, historical, economic, and cultural region of Mexico
made up of the states of Querétaro, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, and the mountains of
Jalisco. It is a strategic location in the center of the country, in between the three largest
cities of the country. El Bajío has become the largest industrial corridor in Mexico.
The
Northern region
of Mexico (
Noroeste
and
Noreste
) includes the states of Baja
California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sinaloa,
Durango, and Tamaulipas. This region has the highest human development index of the
country. These states have higher economic potential due to the proximity with the United
States and the mining industry, as well as less poverty than the states to the south. Mexico
has coasts on the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Caribbean Sea.
Major Cities
The three major
cities in Mexico are
Mexico City,
Monterrey, and
Guadalajara. Other
notable cities
include:
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Aguascalientes
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Irapuato
+
León
+
Puebla
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Querétaro
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San Luis Potosi
+
Merida
+
Saltillo
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Monterrey