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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Álamos locatedInFederalEntity Mexico City
Vértiz Narvarte locatedIn Mexico City
Nativitas locatedIn Mexico City
Nativitas locatedInFederalEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City (CDMX)
Acacias locatedIn Mexico City
Acacias locatedInFederalEntity Mexico City
Américas Unidas locatedIn Mexico City
Extremadura Insurgentes locatedIn Mexico City
Bob Beamon placeOfRecord Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
World Conference on Women heldIn Mexico City
subject surface form: World Conference on Women 1975
Metrobús Line 2 locatedIn Mexico City
Insurgentes San Borja locatedIn Mexico City
Insurgentes San Borja locatedInFederalEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Plaza Mayor, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Games of the XIX Olympiad hostCity Mexico City
Roma neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
Metro Constituyentes locatedIn Mexico City
Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo locatedIn Mexico City
Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo capital Mexico City
Stone of the Five Eras locatedIn Mexico City
Gil Robbins placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Gil Robbins burialPlace Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza Hidalgo locatedIn Mexico City
Plaza Hidalgo state Mexico City
Avenida Palmas locatedIn Mexico City
Mexico City Metro Line 2 locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Constituyentes locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Constituyentes hasCity Mexico City
Enriqueta Basilio placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza Santa Cecilia locatedIn Mexico City
Senate meetsIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Senate of the First Mexican Republic
Senate seatOfGovernment Mexico City
subject surface form: Senate of the First Mexican Republic
Santa Cruz Atoyac locatedIn Mexico City
National Museum of History locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
José María Velasco placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
José María Velasco workLocation Mexico City
Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos bordersWith Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Museo de Arte Moderno locatedIn Mexico City