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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Avenida Oaxaca locatedIn Mexico City
Cámara de Diputados locatedIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Frontón México locatedIn Mexico City
Frontón México city Mexico City
Frontón México region Mexico City
El Caballito statue locatedIn Mexico City
Secretaría de Gobernación building locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Noche de Alebrijes locatedIn Mexico City
Noche de Alebrijes city Mexico City
Unidad Habitacional El Rosario locatedInAdministrativeArea Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Six Months in Mexico mainLocation Mexico City
Triqui people diasporaDestination Mexico City
Toluca International Airport near Mexico City
San Juan del Río roadDistanceTo Mexico City
Hilda Beatriz Guevara placeOfBirth Mexico City
David Alfaro Siqueiros residence Mexico City
Metrobús Line 3 locatedIn Mexico City
Metrobús Line 3 cityServed Mexico City
Colonia San Cosme locatedIn Mexico City
Buenavista metro station locatedIn Mexico City
Buenavista metro station hasCity Mexico City
Moorish Kiosk locatedIn Mexico City
Moorish Kiosk hasCity Mexico City
Moorish Kiosk hasCapital Mexico City
Kiosco Morisco locatedIn Mexico City
Kiosco Morisco city Mexico City
Museo de Geología de la UNAM ubicadoEn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Museo de Geología de la UNAM ciudad Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Museo Universitario del Chopo city Mexico City
2015 intercensal survey regionCovered Mexico City
subject surface form: 2015 Intercensal Survey