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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Cerro La Catedral locatedNear Mexico City
2026 FIFA World Cup hostCity Mexico City
Periférico ring road locatedIn Mexico City
Insurgentes Sur Avenue locatedIn Mexico City
Bernardo de Gálvez deathPlace Mexico City
Valentín Gómez Farías placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Valentín Gómez Farías residence Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City Metro Line 7 locatedIn Mexico City
Mexico City Metro Line 9 locatedIn Mexico City
Toluca locatedWestOf Mexico City
Felipe Calderón workLocation Mexico City
Mexican muralism location Mexico City
Colonia La Fama locatedIn Mexico City
Mexico City Metro Line 5 locale Mexico City
Pumas basedIn Mexico City
Pumas city Mexico City
UNAM basedIn Mexico City
UNAM stadiumCity Mexico City
UNAM city Mexico City
Morris Swadesh placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Thalía birthPlace Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Mexican megalopolis mainCity Mexico City
Rodrigo Prieto placeOfBirth Mexico City
Otumba, central Mexico locatedNortheastOf Mexico City
subject surface form: Otumba
El Coloso de Santa Úrsula city Mexico City
La Máquina associatedWithCity Mexico City
Clásico Joven region Mexico City
Clásico Joven teamCity Mexico City
Cuernavaca locatedSouthOf Mexico City
Texas and Mexico capital Mexico City
subject surface form: Mexico