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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Rudo y Cursi filmingLocation Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
church of Jesús Nazareno locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Church of Jesús Nazareno
Tláhuac borough partOf Mexico City
Chilpancingo hasRoadConnectionTo Mexico City
José María Bocanegra placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
José María Bocanegra residence Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Vantage Point filmingLocation Mexico City
Cleo residence Mexico City
Carl Wilhelm residence Mexico City
subject surface form: Guillermo Kahlo
Carl Wilhelm burialPlace Mexico City
subject surface form: Guillermo Kahlo
Carl Wilhelm workLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: Guillermo Kahlo
Luis de Velasco placeOfDeath Mexico City
Luis de Velasco residence Mexico City
Reforma Avenue locatedIn Mexico City
Cámara de Senadores locatedIn Mexico City
this entity surface form: Ciudad de México
Pascual Ortiz Rubio placeOfDeath Mexico City
Pascual Ortiz Rubio residence Mexico City
Ramírez Vázquez placeOfBirth Mexico City
subject surface form: Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Ramírez Vázquez placeOfDeath Mexico City
subject surface form: Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Jacobo Árbenz placeOfDeath Mexico City
Kalisto billedFrom Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Emilio Fernández placeOfDeath Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Emilio Fernández workLocation Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Felix of Austria placeOfDeath Mexico City
Guadalupe locatedIn Mexico City
Fernando Leal workLocation Mexico City
Marina de Tavira placeOfBirth Mexico City
Marina de Tavira residence Mexico City
Huixquilucan de Degollado borders Mexico City
Interlomas locatedNear Mexico City
La Herradura near Mexico City
San Fernando roadAccessTo Mexico City
subject surface form: San Fernando, Huixquilucan
San Fernando isSuburbOf Mexico City
subject surface form: San Fernando, Huixquilucan
San Francisco Ayotuxco isNear Mexico City
San Juan Bautista nearbyMajorCity Mexico City
subject surface form: San Juan Bautista (Huixquilucan)
El Olivo locatedNear Mexico City
El Palacio isSuburbOf Mexico City
Iron Palace headquartersLocation Mexico City
Alcaldía Tlalpan partOf Mexico City