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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Agence France-Presse hasOfficeIn Mexico City
Line B cityServed Mexico City
subject surface form: Line B (Mexico City Metro)
Isla de las Muñecas locatedIn Mexico City
Tlalpan historic center locatedIn Mexico City
Mexican Party of the Democratic Revolution headquartersLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: Party of the Democratic Revolution
Tina Modotti placeOfDeath Mexico City
Tina Modotti residence Mexico City
Ajusco locatedIn Mexico City
Ajusco highestPointOf Mexico City
Mexico City (federal entity) officialName Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Line 5 locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Line 5 (Mexico City Metro)
Isabel Moctezuma residence Mexico City
Isabel Moctezuma burialPlace Mexico City
Line 8 locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Line 8 (Mexico City Metro)
Line 9 locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Line 9 (Mexico City Metro)
Line 9 cityServed Mexico City
subject surface form: Line 9 (Mexico City Metro)
Lupita Nyong'o placeOfBirth Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Colonia Fuentes del Pedregal belongsToFederalEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Carlos Fuentes placeOfDeath Mexico City
Colonia Narciso Mendoza locatedIn Mexico City