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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Executive Branch of Mexico seat Mexico City
LXVI Legislature (and successive numbered legislatures) locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: LXVI Legislature of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies
SRE headquartersLocation Mexico City
Tlatelolco Tower locatedIn Mexico City
SEP headquartersLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: Secretaría de Educación Pública
SEP locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
subject surface form: Secretaría de Educación Pública
Museo del Templo Mayor locatedIn Mexico City
José Nápoles deathPlace Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Balderas locatedIn Mexico City
Manuel Tolsá workLocation Mexico City
Gustavo A. Madero borough partOf Mexico City
Roberto Bolaño residence Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Katy Jurado residence Mexico City
Rufino Tamayo placeOfDeath Mexico City
Rufino Tamayo workLocation Mexico City
Mexico City road network locatedIn Mexico City
Edificio de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación locationCountryCapital Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City is the capital of Mexico
Polanco metro station city Mexico City
Casa Lázaro Cárdenas locatedIn Mexico City
Sierra de Guadalupe hasViewOf Mexico City
Avenida Chapultepec locatedIn Mexico City
Río Consulado locatedIn Mexico City
Anzures neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Anzures
Irrigación neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
Pensil neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
Pensil neighborhood city Mexico City