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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Tenochtitlan presentDayLocation Mexico City
Tenochtitlan replacedBy Mexico City
Mexico City Metro serves Mexico City
Mexico City Metro locatedIn Mexico City
Julio Antonio Mella placeOfDeath Mexico City
Julio Antonio Mella residence Mexico City
Texcoco, Mexico locatedNear Mexico City
Texcoco, Mexico locatedEastOf Mexico City
Río Magdalena locatedIn Mexico City
Río Magdalena mouthLocatedIn Mexico City
La Noche Triste associatedPlace Mexico City
Los Dinamos park locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Los Dinamos Park
Los Dinamos park locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City
subject surface form: Los Dinamos Park
First Mexican Republic capital Mexico City
Sierra de las Cruces locatedNear Mexico City
Senate of the Republic locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
José Martí residence Mexico City
Torre Mayor location Mexico City
Torre Mayor locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
PopMart Tour recordedInCity Mexico City
Congress of the Union meetsIn Mexico City
southwest Mexico City partOf Mexico City
subject surface form: Southwest Mexico City
Central Mexico contains Mexico City
Central Mexico includesState Mexico City
Azcapotzalco partOf Mexico City
Jacob Bekenstein placeOfBirth Mexico City
Estadio Azteca locatedIn Mexico City
El Súper Clásico involvesCity Mexico City
Cruz Azul location Mexico City
Cruz Azul homeCity Mexico City
Cruz Azul movedTo Mexico City
Cruz Azul hasFanbase Mexico City
Cruz Azul playsHomeMatchesIn Mexico City