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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Servicio Sismológico Nacional headquartersLocation Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Jean Charlot movedTo Mexico City
Plateros Street locatedIn Mexico City
Templo de la Profesa locatedIn Mexico City
Miguel Barragán placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Miguel Barragán residence Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Pedro de Ampudia deathPlace Mexico City
Pedro de Ampudia burialPlace Mexico City
Smoking Mountain locatedNear Mexico City
El Popo locatedNear Mexico City
Don Goyo locatedNear Mexico City
CENAPRED locatedIn Mexico City
Correo Mayor locatedIn Mexico City
Desolation Angels featuresLocation Mexico City
Tultitlán isInMetropolitanAreaOf Mexico City
Central Films basedIn Mexico City
Miguel Miramón placeOfBirth Mexico City
Miguel Miramón burialPlace Mexico City
Ernesto Tamariz workLocation Mexico City
PCC usedInCity Mexico City
subject surface form: PCC streetcar
Chilpancingo locatedIn Mexico City
Formula E notableCityHosted Mexico City
INBAL headquartersLocation Mexico City
INBA headquartersLocation Mexico City
Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" locatedIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Escuela Nacional de Arte Teatral locatedIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Departamento de Bellas Artes locatedIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Line 12 (Mexico City Metro)
Anna Seghers workLocation Mexico City
Ruiz de Apodaca residence Mexico City
subject surface form: Juan Ruiz de Apodaca
Pánuco River basinIncludesCity Mexico City
Pánuco River flowsThrough Mexico City
Mercader placeOfCrime Mexico City
subject surface form: Ramón Mercader