List of Largest Cities and Metropolitan Areas
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | State(s) and/or Territory | 2005 Population Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | Monterrey (Nuevo León), San Nicolás (Nuevo León), Guadalupe (Nuevo León), San Pedro (Nuevo León), Apodaca (Nuevo León), Escobedo (Nuevo León), García (Nuevo León), Santa Catarina (Nuevo León), Juárez (Nuevo León), Cadereyta (Nuevo León), Santiago (Nuevo León) | 3,664,331 |
| 2 | Comarca Lagunera | Torreón, Coahuila, Matamoros (Coahuila), San Pedro de las Colonias (Coahuila), Viesca (Coahuila), Gómez Palacio (Durango), Ciudad Lerdo (Durango) | 1,910,000 |
| 4 | Reynosa | Reynosa (Tamaulipas), Río Bravo (Tamaulipas), McAllen (Texas, USA) | 1,700,000 |
| 6 | Matamoros | Matamoros (Tamaulipas), Brownsville (Texas, USA) | 1,136,995 |
| 7 | Tampico | Tampico (Tamaulipas), Altamira (Tamaulipas), Miramar (Tamaulipas), Ciudad Madero (Tamaulipas) | 818,102 |
| 8 | Nuevo Laredo | Nuevo Laredo (Tamaulipas), Laredo (Texas, USA) | 718,073 |
| 9 | Saltillo | Saltillo (Coahuila), Ramos Arizpe (Coahuila) | 648,929 |
| 10 | Monclova | Monclova (Coahuila), Ciudad Frontera (Coahuila) | 294,191 |
| 11 | Victoria | Ciudad Victoria (Tamaulipas) | 282,178 |
| 12 | Ciudad Acuña | Ciudad Acuña (Coahuila) | 220,000 |
| 13 | Piedras Negras | Piedras Negras (Coahuila) | 143,915 |
| 14 | Linares | Linares (Nuevo León), Hualahuises (Nuevo León) | 82,090 |
| 15 | Montemorelos | Montemorelos (Nuevo León) | 53,854 |
| 16 | Sabinas | Sabinas (Coahuila) | 53,042 |
| 17 | Galeana | Galeana (Nuevo León) | 38,930 |
| 18 | Sabinas Hidalgo | Sabinas Hidalgo (Nuevo León) | 35,242 |
| 19 | Doctor Arroyo | Doctor Arroyo (Nuevo León) | 33,269 |
| 20 | Allende | Allende (Nuevo León) | 29,568 |
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