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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Reforma 222 Tower 2 locatedIn Mexico City
Reforma 222 Tower 2 city Mexico City
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Papalote Children’s Museum city Mexico City
Rojo Gómez city Mexico City
Avenida Hidalgo locatedIn Mexico City
Polanco, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Auditorio Nacional locatedIn Mexico City
Auditorio Nacional city Mexico City
BMV headquartersLocation Mexico City
BMV city Mexico City
Río Churubusco city Mexico City
Tacubaya, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Super Viernes city Mexico City
Metro station Balbuena locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Balbuena
Metro station Moctezuma locatedIn Mexico City
Metro station Boulevard Puerto Aéreo locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
Avenida Balderas locatedIn Mexico City
Calle Córdoba locatedIn Mexico City
Calle Córdoba city Mexico City
Colonia 24 de Abril locatedIn Mexico City
Reclusorio Oriente locatedIn Mexico City
Trolleybus Line 1 locatedIn Mexico City
Obrera station locatedIn Mexico City
Anzures, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Line 1 locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Line 1 (Mexico City Metrobús)
Xochimilco Market locatedIn Mexico City
Francisco Goitia station locatedIn Mexico City
Francisco Goitia station city Mexico City
Benito Juárez monument locatedIn Mexico City
Parque Ignacio Zaragoza locatedIn Mexico City
Hidalgo metro station locatedIn Mexico City
Pino Suárez metro station, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Pino Suárez metro station
Chapultepec, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Franz Mayer Museum locatedIn Mexico City