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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Panteón Francés de San Joaquín locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Hospital Español de México city Mexico City
Hospital Central Militar location Mexico City
Plaza Carso complex locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Plaza Carso
Plaza Carso complex city Mexico City
subject surface form: Plaza Carso
Monte de las Cruces locatedNear Mexico City
Monte de las Cruces nearbyCity Mexico City
SEMAR headquartersLocation Mexico City
Leonardo Zeevaert workLocation Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
José María Iglesias placeOfBirth Mexico City
José María Iglesias placeOfDeath Mexico City
Colonia Asturias locatedIn Mexico City
Iguala distanceTo Mexico City
Iguala hasRoadConnectionTo Mexico City
Fuente de los Coyotes locatedIn Mexico City
coyote fountain locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Coyote Fountain
Calle Londres locatedIn Mexico City
Salón Tenampa locatedIn Mexico City
statue of José Alfredo Jiménez locatedIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Congress of Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City location Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City Hall locatedIn Mexico City