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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Rodolfo Gaona Park locatedIn Mexico City
El Rollo México locatedIn Mexico City
Medusa Steel Coaster locatedIn Mexico City
Joker locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Joker (roller coaster, Six Flags México)
Dark Knight locatedIn Mexico City
Villa Hollywood locatedIn Mexico City
Pueblo Vaquero locatedInCity Mexico City
Pueblo Francés city Mexico City
Pueblo Suizo locatedIn Mexico City
Pueblo Polinesio locatedInCity Mexico City
Fuentes Brotantes park locatedIn Mexico City
Iztapalapa community partOf Mexico City
subject surface form: Iztapalapa
San Ramón locatedNear Mexico City
subject surface form: San Ramón, Huixquilucan
Lumi Cavazos residence Mexico City
B. Traven placeOfResidence Mexico City
Tlalpan (neighborhood) locatedIn Mexico City
Fuentes Brotantes locatedIn Mexico City
Magdalena Contreras borough partOf Mexico City
Galerías Coapa city Mexico City
Gran Terraza Coapa city Mexico City
Paseo Acoxpa locatedIn Mexico City
Canal de Miramontes locatedIn Mexico City
Arau workLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: Alfonso Arau
Centro Santa Fe locatedIn Mexico City
Garden Santa Fe locatedIn Mexico City
Zentrika Santa Fe locatedIn Mexico City
Parque La Mexicana locatedIn Mexico City
Centro Santa Fe shopping mall locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Centro Santa Fe
borough of Cuajimalpa de Morelos partOf Mexico City
subject surface form: Cuajimalpa de Morelos
Ajusco mountain locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Ajusco
Calzada de Tlalpan locatedIn Mexico City
Calzada de Tlalpan locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
Gonzalo Garita workLocation Mexico City
Gonzalo Garita placeOfActivity Mexico City
Gonzalo Garita location Mexico City
subject surface form: Palacio de Correos de México
Mexico City Metro Line 8 locatedIn Mexico City
Iztapalapa Metro station locatedIn Mexico City
DLA Piper hasOfficeIn Mexico City
Treaty of Tlatelolco signedIn Mexico City
Panteón de Dolores locatedIn Mexico City
Ten Tragic Days location Mexico City
Henry Lawrence Kinney deathPlace Mexico City
Avenida Vasco de Quiroga locatedIn Mexico City