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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WBC headquartersLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: World Boxing Council
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Gustavo Baz Prada workLocation Mexico City
Martín Carrera locatedIn Mexico City
Margo placeOfBirth Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: San Miguel Chapultepec
Mexico City Metro Line 4 locatedIn Mexico City
Metro Line 9 locatedIn Mexico City
Metro Line B locale Mexico City
Mixcoac locatedIn Mexico City
Natalia Lafourcade birthPlace Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Julio Zapata setting Mexico City
Amores perros setting Mexico City
María Eladia Hagerman residence Mexico City
Guillermo Arriaga workLocation Mexico City
Avenida Parque Lira locatedIn Mexico City
Telcel Theatre locatedIn Mexico City
Telcel Theatre countryCapital Mexico City
Antara Fashion Hall location Mexico City
Inbursa Aquarium locatedIn Mexico City
Metro San Joaquín (nearby) locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Metro San Joaquín
Metro San Joaquín (nearby) cityServed Mexico City
subject surface form: Metro San Joaquín
IMSS headquarters building locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
national museums of Mexico location Mexico City
subject surface form: National museums of Mexico
Game of the Century city Mexico City
subject surface form: Game of the Century (1970 World Cup)
Avenida Patriotismo locatedIn Mexico City
Metro Tacubaya locatedIn Mexico City
Rodrigo y Gabriela origin Mexico City
Larry James placeOfCompetition Mexico City
Antonio Rivas Mercado placeOfBirth Mexico City
Antonio Rivas Mercado placeOfDeath Mexico City
Antonio Rivas Mercado workLocation Mexico City
Antonio Rivas Mercado residence Mexico City
Tacuba metro station locatedIn Mexico City
Tacuba metro station hasCity Mexico City
Parroquia de San Gabriel Arcángel locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Tacuba main square locatedIn Mexico City
Giselle Itié placeOfBirth Mexico City