Mexico City
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Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México; abbreviated CDMX) is the capital and largest city of Mexico. It is the most populous city in the Western Hemisphere and the second most populous city in the world (after Tokyo). It is also one of the polluted cities in the world. The Aztec people were here before the Spanish came and founded Mexico City. It was refounded in 1521 by Hernán Cortés. Today, about 8.5 million people live in the city, and about 18 million live in the Greater Mexico City urban area. The city of Mexico City ceased to exist in 1928. Since then, there is only the Federal District.
Mexico City
Ciudad de México | |
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City | |
México, D. F. Mexico, D. F. | |
Motto: La Ciudad de los Palacios(The City of Palaces) | |
Coordinates: 19°26′N 99°8′W | |
Country | Mexico |
Entity | Federal District |
Subdivisions | |
Founded | |
Government | |
• Head of Government | Martí Batres (MORENA) |
• Senators[4] | Pablo Gómez René Arce Federico Döring |
• Deputies[5] | Federal Deputies
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Area | |
• Total | 1,485 km2 (573 sq mi) |
Ranked 32nd | |
Elevation | 2,420 m (7,940 ft) |
Highest elevation | 3,930 m (12,890 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,209,944 |
• Rank | 2nd |
• Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
Demonym(s) | Capitalino (a) Defeño (a) Mexiqueño (a) Chilango (a) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 00–16 |
Area code | Area codes
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ISO 3166 code | MX-DFE |
HDI | 0.8307 Very High Ranked 1st |
GDP | $411.4 billion dollars[8] |
Website | Official Web Site |
^ b. Area of the Federal District that includes non-urban areas at the south |
Mexico City has 18.1 million people. It is the city with the second highest number of people in the world after Tokyo in Japan and just slightly more populated than Mumbai in India.[9]