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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Franz Mayer Museum city Mexico City
Tacuba, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Escandón, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
Nextitla, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
El Caballito de Tolsá locatedIn Mexico City
El Rosario metro station locatedIn Mexico City
The Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros murals locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros murals
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros city Mexico City
Museo Nacional de Historia (Chapultepec Castle) locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Museo Nacional de Historia
Museo Nacional de Historia (Chapultepec Castle) locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City
subject surface form: Museo Nacional de Historia
Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres, Mexico City locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres
San Cosme metro station locatedIn Mexico City
Buenavista neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
Santa María la Ribera locatedIn Mexico City
El Chopo locatedIn Mexico City
Colegio de San Ildefonso locatedIn Mexico City
Colegio de San Ildefonso city Mexico City
Calle de Tacuba locatedIn Mexico City
Río Frío locatedIn Mexico City
Edificio La Esmeralda locatedIn Mexico City
MIDE city Mexico City
DMR locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Deportivo 18 de Marzo
DMR city Mexico City
subject surface form: Deportivo 18 de Marzo
Tepeyac Insurgentes area locatedIn Mexico City
Calzada de la Raza locatedIn Mexico City
San Simón Tolnahuac locatedIn Mexico City
Eje 1 Poniente locatedIn Mexico City
Line 3 trunk corridor locatedIn Mexico City
La Villa locatedIn Mexico City
Cuautepec locatedIn Mexico City
Plaza de las Américas locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Plaza de las Américas (Gustavo A. Madero)
Plaza de las Américas locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City
subject surface form: Plaza de las Américas (Gustavo A. Madero)
Parque del Mestizaje locatedIn Mexico City
La Raza area locatedIn Mexico City