beyond the limits of one state, namely: Greater Mexico City (Federal District, Mexico State and Hidalgo), Puebla-Tlaxcala (Puebla and Tlaxcala, but excludes the city of Tlaxcala ), Comarca Lagunera (Coahuila and Durango), and Tampico (Tamaulipas and Veracruz). Metropolitan areas of Mexico (2009 National Population Council Estimations) [162] Rank Metropolitan Area Federative