Mexico City

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Mexico City is the densely populated cultural, political, and economic center of Mexico, known for its rich history, colonial architecture, and vibrant urban life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
federal entity of Mexico
megacity
builtOn National Museum of Anthropology
surface form: ruins of Tenochtitlan
capitalOf Mexico
climate subtropical highland climate
continent North America
coordinates 19.4326° N, 99.1332° W
country Mexico
demonym capitalino
chilango
elevation approximately 2,240 meters above sea level
formerName Distrito Federal
foundedBy Spanish conquistadors
foundedOn 1521
governmentType federal entity with elected head of government
hasSubdivision Azcapotzalco
Benito Juárez
Coyoacán
Cuajimalpa de Morelos
Cuauhtémoc
Gustavo A. Madero
Iztacalco
Iztapalapa
Magdalena Contreras
Miguel Hidalgo
Milpa Alta
Tlalpan
Tláhuac
Venustiano Carranza
Xochimilco
Álvaro Obregón
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Mexico City
Xochimilco
headOfGovernmentTitle Jefe de Gobierno
historicalEvent capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain
host city of the 1986 FIFA World Cup final
site of the 1968 Summer Olympics
hostsInstitution Chamber of Deputies
Palacio Nacional
Senate of the Republic
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
isSeatOf Mexico
surface form: Powers of the Union of Mexico
knownFor air pollution issues
colonial architecture
dense population
economic importance in Latin America
vibrant cultural life
locatedIn Valley of Mexico
surface form: Central Mexico

Valley of Mexico
majorAirport Mexico City International Airport
majorAvenue Paseo de la Reforma
majorMuseum National Museum of Anthropology
Palacio de Bellas Artes
majorPark Bosque de Chapultepec
majorSquare Zócalo
officialLanguage Spanish
officialName Mexico City self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ciudad de México
population over 9,000,000 (city proper)
populationMetro over 20,000,000
predecessor Tenochtitlan
publicTransportSystem Metrobús
Mexico City Metro
shortName Mexico City self-linksurface differs
surface form: CDMX
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
twinCity Los Angeles
Madrid
Tokyo

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Six Flags México city Mexico City
Zaha Hadid Architects hasOfficeIn Mexico City
Lerma locatedWestOf Mexico City
San José de los Cedros locatedIn Mexico City
San José de los Cedros city Mexico City
San José de los Cedros locatedInFederalEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Iztapalapa borough hall locatedIn Mexico City
Iztapalapa borough hall region Mexico City
Colonia Miguel Hidalgo 3a Sección federalEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Tlalpan borough partOf Mexico City
Villa Coapa area locatedIn Mexico City
Parres El Guarda locatedIn Mexico City
Parres El Guarda partOf Mexico City
Alfonso Arau placeOfBirth Mexico City
Santa Fe locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Santa Fe (Mexico City)
Santa Fe–Cuajimalpa road network connects Mexico City
this entity surface form: Santa Fe, Mexico City
Contadero locatedIn Mexico City
Contadero adjacentTo Mexico City
this entity surface form: Santa Fe, Mexico City
Contadero locatedInFederalEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Cerro de la Estrella locatedIn Mexico City
María de la Natividad Josefa Ortiz Téllez-Girón placeOfResidence Mexico City
subject surface form: Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
María de la Natividad Josefa Ortiz Téllez-Girón placeOfDeath Mexico City
subject surface form: Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
BdM headquartersLocation Mexico City
Codex Mendoza placeOfOrigin Mexico City