Federal District of Mexico (historical)

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The Federal District of Mexico (historical) was the former federal territory that encompassed Mexico City and served as the nation’s political and administrative capital before its reorganization into Mexico City as a federal entity.


Statements (27)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division of Mexico
federal territory
former federal district
borderedBy Morelos
State of Mexico
capital Mexico City
capitalOf United Mexican States
contained Mexico City
continent North America
country Mexico
function seat of the federal powers of Mexico
governmentType federal district government
hasCapitalDistrictStatus true
legalStatusChange reorganized as Mexico City (federal entity)
locatedIn Central Mexico
namedAfter Mexico City
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Mexican federation
role administrative capital of Mexico
political capital of Mexico
shortName D.F.
Distrito Federal
status abolished
successor Mexico City (federal entity)
usedAs seat of the executive branch of Mexico
seat of the judicial branch of Mexico
seat of the legislative branch of Mexico

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Colonia Algarín ("Federal District (historical administrative entity)")
Colonia Obrera ("Federal District (historical administrative division)")
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes ("Federal District (Mexico City) jurisdiction")
San Mateo Tlaltenango ("Federal District of Mexico City (before 2016)")
belongsTo
Benito Juárez
isPartOf
Álvaro Obregón
isSubdivisionOf
Colonia Atlampa ("Federal District (historical entity)")
locatedIn
Azcapotzalco ("Federal District (Mexico)")
locatedInFormerAdministrativeEntity
Magdalena Contreras
partOf

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