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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Ixtapaluca isSuburbanAreaOf Mexico City
Ixtapaluca isSuburbOf Mexico City
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan sisterCity Mexico City
subject surface form: Nagoya
María placeOfDeath Mexico City
subject surface form: Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
“Desert of the Lions” in English near Mexico City
subject surface form: Desert of the Lions
“Desert of the Lions” in English locatedInAdministrativeDivision Mexico City
subject surface form: Desert of the Lions
Ferromex railway line locatedIn Mexico City
Santa Fe campus locatedIn Mexico City
IBERO Ciudad de México city Mexico City
IBERO city Mexico City
Kate del Castillo placeOfBirth Mexico City
El Ángel locatedIn Mexico City
maintenance directorate of Mexico City Metro locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Maintenance Directorate of Mexico City Metro
Observatorio station locatedIn Mexico City
Pantitlán station locatedIn Mexico City
Pino Suárez station locatedIn Mexico City
Salto del Agua station locatedIn Mexico City
Panteones locatedIn Mexico City
Popotla locatedIn Mexico City
Normal city Mexico City
Revolución locatedIn Mexico City
Allende locatedIn Mexico City
San Antonio Abad locatedIn Mexico City
Xola city Mexico City
Villa de Cortés locatedIn Mexico City
General Anaya locatedIn Mexico City
Norte 45 locatedIn Mexico City
Lindavista locatedIn Mexico City
La Villa-Basílica locatedIn Mexico City
Línea Dorada locatedIn Mexico City
Atlalilco locatedIn Mexico City
Periférico Oriente locatedIn Mexico City
Eje Central locatedIn Mexico City
Parque de los Venados locatedIn Mexico City
Academy of San Carlos locatedIn Mexico City
Balderas station locatedIn Mexico City
Viaducto locatedIn Mexico City
Vallejo locatedIn Mexico City
Instituto del Petróleo locatedIn Mexico City
Peñón Viejo station locatedIn Mexico City
Ermita locatedIn Mexico City
Zapota locatedIn Mexico City