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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Line 9 locatedIn Mexico City
Coapa area locatedIn Mexico City
Centro de Estudios y Formación Actoral (CEFAC) locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Centro de Estudios y Formación Actoral
Avenida Río Churubusco locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Oceanía locatedIn Mexico City
Foro Sol locatedIn Mexico City
Peraltada corner locatedIn Mexico City
Mexican Grand Prix city Mexico City
Primer Dinamo locatedIn Mexico City
Los Dinamos cliffs locatedIn Mexico City
Cuarto Dinamo locatedIn Mexico City
Barranca del Muerto locatedIn Mexico City
Camarones locatedIn Mexico City
Refinería locatedIn Mexico City
Auditorio locatedIn Mexico City
Constituyentes locatedIn Mexico City
Puebla locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Puebla (Mexico City Metro)
Escuela Libre de Derecho city Mexico City
Escuela Libre de Derecho locatedIn Mexico City
Los Pinos, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Los Pinos, Mexico City city Mexico City
Mexico City Cathedral (remains later moved to the Independence Column) locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Mexico City Cathedral
Mexico City Cathedral (remains later moved to the Independence Column) city Mexico City
subject surface form: Mexico City Cathedral
San Antonio locatedIn Mexico City
San Antonio city Mexico City
Autobuses del Norte locatedIn Mexico City
Misterios locatedIn Mexico City
Valle Gómez locatedIn Mexico City
Consulado locatedIn Mexico City
Aragón locatedIn Mexico City
Terminal Aérea locatedIn Mexico City
Cantera UNAM locatedIn Mexico City
Estadio Azul locatedIn Mexico City
Estadio Azul city Mexico City
Eduardo Molina locatedIn Mexico City
Colonia Nápoles locatedIn Mexico City
Plaza de Toros México locatedIn Mexico City
Plaza de Toros México city Mexico City
subsecretariat of Infrastructure locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Subsecretariat of Infrastructure
Garibaldi / Lagunilla locatedIn Mexico City
Tepito locatedIn Mexico City