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Mexico City
Ciudad de México | |
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City | |
| México, D. F. Mexico, D. F. | |
 Clockwise from top: skyline of Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, skyline of Polanco, Palacio de Bellas Artes, National Palace, Angel of Independence, and Torre Latinoamericana | |
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| Motto: La Ciudad de los Palacios(The City of Palaces) | |
 México City within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°26′N 99°8′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Entity | Federal District |
| Subdivisions | |
| Founded | |
| Government | |
| • Head of Government | Martí Batres (MORENA) |
| • Senators[4] | Pablo Gómez .svg){kind=logo} René Arce Federico Döring .svg){kind=logo} |
| • Deputies[5] | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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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 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]
- ↑ "Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores – México". Sre.gob.mx. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ "De la Colonia / 13 agosto de 1521: rendición de México-Tenochtitlan". Redescolar.ilce.edu.mx. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Conmemora la SecretarĂa de Cultura el 185 Aniversario del Decreto de CreaciĂłn del Distrito Federal". Cultura.df.gob.mx. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Senadores por el Distrito Federal LXI Legislatura". Senado de la Republica. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Distrito Federal". Camara de Diputados. Retrieved October 20, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Resumen". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Relieve". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Global city GDP 2011". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Largest Cities of the World - by population". worldatlas.com. Retrieved 2008-10-22. Including population within the recognized metro area of the city and also people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city the most populated cities in the world are: 1. Tokyo, Japan - 28,025,000, 2. Mexico City - 18,131,000, 3. Mumbai, India - 18,042,000, 4. São Paulo, Brazil - 17, 711,000, 5. New York City, USA - 16,626,000.