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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Nápoles locatedIn Mexico City
baseball5 firstWorldCupHostCity Mexico City
subject surface form: Baseball5
1968 Tlatelolco massacre location Mexico City
Battle for Mexico City location Mexico City
Antonio Sánchez birthPlace Mexico City
Polanco district locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Madero locatedIn Mexico City
Metro Chapultepec locatedIn Mexico City
Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario (Mexico) locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario
Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario (Mexico) headquartersLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario
San Pedro de los Pinos locatedIn Mexico City
Zacahuitzco locatedIn Mexico City
Zacahuitzco countryCapital Mexico City
Zacahuitzco locatedInFederalEntity Mexico City
CUEC locatedIn Mexico City
Hand of God goal city Mexico City
Goal of the Century city Mexico City
Enrique del Moral workLocation Mexico City
Le Cordon Bleu hasCampusIn Mexico City
Queer settingLocation Mexico City
Veronica Anzures locatedIn Mexico City
Battle of Molino del Rey near Mexico City
Joan Vollmer placeOfDeath Mexico City
Concejo de la Alcaldía Tláhuac locatedIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Unidad de Protección Civil de Tláhuac tieneSedeEn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Augusto H. Álvarez workLocation Mexico City
San Andrés Mixquic locatedIn Mexico City
Servicio Sismológico Nacional locatedIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México