Pachuca metropolitan area

Pachuca metropolitan area
Metropolitan Area
Zona Metropolitana de Pachuca (Spanish)
Reloj Monumental de Pachuca
Reloj Monumental de Pachuca
Map
Interactive Map of Pachuca metropolitan area
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo (state) Hidalgo
Population
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 • Total
665,929
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)

The Pachuca metropolitan area (Spanish: Zona metropolitana de Pachuca de Soto) is a metropolitan area located in the state of Hidalgo in Mexico. It consists of the municipalities of Pachuca, Mineral del Monte, Mineral de la Reforma, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Epazoyucan, Zapotlán de Juárez and Zempoala.[2][3]

The metropolitan area arose from the population growth that the city of Pachuca had in the years 2000-2010, due to the proximity of Mexico City, urban growth began to spread to other municipalities, occupying agricultural areas. and ejidos, creating the metropolitan area.[4][5]

21.6% of the population of the state of Hidalgo lives in this metropolitan area, and two out of every ten Hidalguenses live in this area.[6] This metropolitan area, together with the metropolitan area of Tulancingo and Tula, are part of the Mexico City megalopolis.[7][8][9]

Delimitation

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The National Population Council (CONAPO), the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI) and the Secretary of Social Development (SEDESOL) define a metropolitan area as the set of two or more municipalities where a city of 50,000 or more inhabitants, whose urban area, functions and activities exceed the limit of the municipality that originally contained it.

The central municipalities are Pachuca and Mineral de la Reforma,[10][3] the outer municipality defined by functional integration is Mineral del Monte,[11][3] and the outer municipalities defined based on urban policy are San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Epazoyucan, Zapotlán de Juárez and Zempoala.[12][3] On occasions, due to their functional relationship, it has been incorporated into Mineral del Chico.[13][14][15]

Population

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Municipality Municipal seat Population (2020) Area in
km2 		Inhabitants
per km2
Epazoyucan Epazoyucan 16,285 142.3 114.4
Mineral del Monte Mineral del Monte 14,324 53.4 268.1
Pachuca Pachuca 314,331 154.0 2040.7
Mineral de la Reforma Pachuquilla 202,749 112.5 1801.6
San Agustín Tlaxiaca Tlaxiaca 38,891 297.4 130.8
Zapotlán de Juárez Zapotlán 21,443 105.3 203.7
Zempoala Zempoala 57,906 319.9 181.0
Total 665,929 1184.8 562.06
Source: INEGI.[16]

Infrastructure

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The main cities are Pachuca and Mineral de la Reforma, since they concentrate approximately 80% of the population of this metropolitan area, maintaining a close physical conurbation.[17] The Pachuca metropolitan area is of great population exchange between its municipalities, in which Pachuca is the driving force since 91.7% of its population works in the same municipality where they reside, for which reason only 8% travel to Mexico City and 0.3% to another municipality in the same area.[17]

The water and sewerage service is administered and provided by the Intermunicipal Water and Sewerage Commission (CAASIM),[18] and provides the service to the municipalities of Pachuca, Mineral de la Reforma, Zapotlán de Juárez, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Zempoala, Singuilucan, Epazoyucan, Tlanalapa and Tepeapulco, and supplies block water to Tizayuca, Villa de Tezontepec, Tolcayuca, El Arenal and Mineral del Chico.[13][14]

According to the results of the State Transport Institute, about 5,000 vehicles provide this service with 112 routes and 50 bases in the metropolitan area, however, only 56 routes and 90 routes serve Pachuca, 28 routes and 40 routes are inter-municipal and the rest are from other municipalities.[19] On 16 August 2015, the Tuzobús, the trunk route (Centro-Téllez) and 19 feeder routes were inaugurated and put into operation.[20] It is a rapid transit bus system for the metropolitan area serving mainly Pachuca and Mineral de la Reforma.[21]

Night view of the Pachuca metropolitan area, from Las Ventanas in El Chico National Park.

Metropolitan Commission of Pachuca

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Monumental Clock of Pachuca in the Plaza Independencia right of the historic centre of Pachuca.

On 15 October 2009, the Metropolitan Commission of Pachuca was created, the commission was created in order to seek effective coordination mechanisms for adequate planning, regulation of physical growth, the provision of public services and care for the environment.[22]

The municipalities that make it up are: seven from the metropolitan area (Pachuca de Soto, Zapotlán de Juárez, Zempoala, Epazoyucan, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Mineral del Monte and Mineral de la Reforma) and four from the remaining municipalities (Tizayuca, Tolcayuca, Villa from Tezontepec and Mineral del Chico); these member municipalities meet most of the requirements established to be considered as part of the metropolitan area, even if the municipalities are not fully adjacent to the conurbation.[22]

The municipality of Tizayuca is considered part of Greater Mexico City.[2]

Planning

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The consequences that the disproportionate metropolitan growth has had are caused by little planning, which has led to problems such as: insecurity, chaos in the police system, roads, water supply, territorial disputes between the different municipalities of the metropolitan area, and problems in paying the property tax.[23]

The explosive growth of the population of Pachuca de Soto and its suburbs has caused border conflicts with the municipalities of Mineral de la Reforma, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Zempoala and Zapotlán de Juárez.[13][14] The commission was created in order to search for effective coordination mechanisms for adequate planning, regulation of physical growth, provision of public services and care for the environment. With this commission, the following is planned:[13][14]

  • The creation of a Metropolitan Road Regulation.
  • The creation of a Metropolitan Canine Control Center in Mineral de la Reforma.
  • Collection and application of funds for the construction and maintenance of common roads.
  • Sanitation of the drinking water system.
  • Delimitation of municipal limits to end dual property tax collections.
  • Solution of public transport problems.
  • Increased public safety.
  • Communication channels
  • Social development.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Principales resultados por localidad (ITER). Hidalgo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b COESPO. "Zonas Metropolitanas". Consejo Estatal de Población. Government of Hidalgo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d COESPO. "Cuadro estadístico y mapa ZM Pachuca" (PDF). Consejo Estatal de Población. Government of Hidalgo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. ^ INAFED. "Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo". Secretariat of the Interior. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  5. ^ Sistema Integral de Información del Estado de Hidalgo (2015). "Enciclopedia de los municipios de Hidalgo: Pachuca de Soto" (PDF). Government of Hidalgo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. ^ Robledo, Rafael (26 November 2010). "Aumenta población de Hidalgo 19% en una década". El Universal. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  7. ^ Consejo Estatal de Población de Hidalgo (COESPO) (2005). "Megalópolis de México" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  8. ^ Consejo Estatal de Población de Hidalgo (COESPO) (2005). "Contexto socioeconómico y demográfico de la megalópolis del centro del país" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. ^ Eibenschutz Hartman, Roberto (2010). La Zona Metropolitana del valle de México: Los retos de La Megalópolis (PDF) (Primera ed.). Mexico City: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. p. 68-70. ISBN 978-607-477-396-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  10. ^ Central municipalities: Correspond to the municipalities where the main city that gives rise to the metropolitan area is located.
  11. ^ External municipalities defined based on statistical and geographical criteria: These are municipalities contiguous to the previous ones, whose localities are not conurbated to the main city, but which manifest a predominantly urban character, while maintaining a high degree of functional integration with the central municipalities. from the metropolitan area.
  12. ^ Outer municipalities defined based on urban planning and policy criteria: These are municipalities that are recognized by the federal and local governments as part of a metropolitan area, through a series of instruments that regulate their urban development and land use planning.
  13. ^ a b c d "Plan Municipal de Desarrollo de Pachuca de Soto (2009-2012)" (PDF). Ayuntamiento de Pachuca de Soto. 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  14. ^ a b c d "Plan Municipal de Desarrollo de Pachuca de Soto (2012-2016)" (PDF). Ayuntamiento de Pachuca de Soto. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  15. ^ "Plan Municipal de Desarrollo de Pachuca de Soto (2016-2020)" (PDF). Ayuntamiento de Pachuca de Soto. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  16. ^ INEGI (2021). Panorama sociodemográfico de Hidalgo. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  17. ^ a b Gutiérrez de la Parra, Roberto Diez (10 March 2010). "Zonas Metropolitanas de Hidalgo". Diario Plaza Juárez. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  18. ^ "Comisión de Agua y Alcantarillado de Sistemas Intermunicipales". Government of Hidalgo. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  19. ^ Trejo, Maricarmen (2 September 2009). "Movilidad Urbana, plan de orden regional". Milenio Diario. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  20. ^ "Cinco cosas que debes saber sobre el Tuzobús". Uno TV. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  21. ^ "En Hidalgo, Tuzobus circulará por zona metropolitana". El Universal. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  22. ^ a b Ramírez, Abraham (15 October 2009). "Instalaron la Comisión Metropolitana de Pachuca". El Sol de Hidalgo. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  23. ^ Redacción (11 August 2009). "Zona metropolitana de Pachuca, desigual y heterogénea". Diario Plaza Juárez. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2010.

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