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Boroughs of Mexico City

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Boroughs of Mexico City
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Boroughs (Spanish: demarcaciones territoriales) are the subdivisions of Mexico City, the capital city and a federative entity of Mexico. As of 2025, there are 16 boroughs in Mexico City.[1] Each borough is headed by a borough mayor (alcalde), which makes it colloquially known as alcaldía.[2] The traditional center of Mexico City comprises four boroughs: Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo, and Venustiano Carranza.

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Mexico City is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, with the others being the 31 states. It was named Distrito Federal (Federal District) until February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the Ciudad de México.[3] According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the second most populated entity with 9,209,944 inhabitants and the smallest by land area, spanning 1,494.3 square kilometres (577.0 sq mi).[4][5]

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Despite containing the word "city", it is not governed as a city but as a unit consisting of multiple subdivisions. As a result of the political reforms enacted in 2016, it is no longer designated as a federal district and became a city, a member entity of the Mexican federation, the seat of the Powers of the Union, and the capital of Mexico.[1] Thus, Mexico City is not organized into municipalities.

The largest borough by population is Iztapalapa, with 1,835,486 residents, while the smallest is Milpa Alta, with 152,685 residents. Iztacalco is the most densely populated subdivision in Mexico.[4] The largest borough by land area is Tlalpan, which spans 314.50 km2 (121.43 sq mi), and the smallest is Iztacalco, with 23.10 km2 (8.92 sq mi).[5]

The most recent boroughs are Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo, and Venustiano Carranza, all established in 1970 out of the former circumscription of Mexico City.[6]

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Notes

  1. Álvaro Obregón was originally incorporated as San Ángel, changing its name on December 31, 1941.[6]
  2. Gustavo A. Madero was originally incorporated as Guadalupe Hidalgo, changing its name on December 31, 1941.[6]
  3. Iztacalco was merged with Gustavo A. Madero (at that time known as Guadalupe Hidalgo) from 1903 to 1921.[6]
  4. Tláhuac was merged with Xochimilco from 1903 to 1928.[6]
  5. Tlalpan was originally incorporated as San Agustín de las Cuevas, changing its name on September 25, 1827.[6]
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