Five largest cities:
1. Mexico City
2. Iztapalapa
3. Ecatepec de Morelos
4. Guadalajara
5. Peubla
-Population of the largest city: 12,294,193
-Use the “rank size rule” to identify
the estimated size of each of the
next four largest cities:
-Identify the actual populations of
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th
largest cities:
Population Density: 58.35 people per sq. km.
% Urban Population: 78%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 34%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 1.2%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 85%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 96%
Paragraph: Mexico does not follow the rank size rule whatsoever. It is strictly a primate city. Looking at the 2nd and 3rd cities and so on, they do not compare to the largest city in any way. The second largest is not even close to being half the size of the first largest.
1. Mexico City
2. Iztapalapa
3. Ecatepec de Morelos
4. Guadalajara
5. Peubla
-Population of the largest city: 12,294,193
-Use the “rank size rule” to identify
the estimated size of each of the
next four largest cities:
- Iztapalapa-6,097,096
- Ecatepec de Morelos-4,098,064
- Guadalajara-3,073,548
- Peubla-2,458,838
-Identify the actual populations of
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th
largest cities:
- Iztapalapa-1,820,888
- Ecatepec de Morelos-1,806,226
- Guadalajara-1,640,589
- Peubla-1,590,256
Population Density: 58.35 people per sq. km.
% Urban Population: 78%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 34%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 1.2%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 85%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 96%
Paragraph: Mexico does not follow the rank size rule whatsoever. It is strictly a primate city. Looking at the 2nd and 3rd cities and so on, they do not compare to the largest city in any way. The second largest is not even close to being half the size of the first largest.