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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Emiliano Salinas residence Mexico City
Eagles of América homeCityOfClub Mexico City
Central Nahuatl region Mexico City
James Wilkinson placeOfDeath Mexico City
James Wilkinson burialPlace Mexico City
Raúl Salinas de Gortari residence Mexico City
La Paz governingCountryCapital Mexico City
San Lázaro neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
Mexico City Metro Line 1 locatedIn Mexico City
Santa Úrsula locatedIn Mexico City
Club Universidad Nacional basedIn Mexico City
Club Universidad Nacional city Mexico City
Clásico Capitalino city Mexico City
Clásico Capitalino locatedIn Mexico City
Andrés de Urdaneta placeOfDeath Mexico City
Andrés de Urdaneta residence Mexico City
Andrés de Urdaneta burialPlace Mexico City
Avenue of the Dead near Mexico City
Mount Tlaloc locatedNear Mexico City
Jones Day hasOfficeIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Dwight W. Morrow workLocation Mexico City
Vicente Fox birthPlace Mexico City
Eiza González placeOfBirth Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Jim Hines worldRecordPlace Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Leonora Carrington placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Leonora Carrington residence Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Erich Fromm residence Mexico City
Carlos Chávez placeOfBirth Mexico City
Carlos Chávez placeOfDeath Mexico City
Azcárraga family basedIn Mexico City
Audiencia of Mexico capital Mexico City