Puerto Vallarta News

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Metro area of Puerto Vallarta population grows 26% according to latest census

The metropolitan area of ​​Puerto Vallarta population increased 26.2 percent in 10 years, according to a report by the State Institute of Statistical and Geographical Information (IIEG).

After analyzing data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census, the institute found that the population of the interstate metropolitan area is 479,471 inhabitants. This meant a growth of 99,585 people, because in 2010 there were 379,886.

The municipality concentrates 60.9 percent of the total population of the city, while the part of Nayarit has the remaining 39.1 percent; however, Bahía . . .

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