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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Secretariat of Culture headquartersLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: Secretariat of Culture (Mexico)
ASF headquartersLocation Mexico City
AMEXCID locatedIn Mexico City
Patio of Labor locatedIn Mexico City
Patio of Festivals locatedIn Mexico City
SEMS locatedIn Mexico City
BA city Mexico City
Biblioteca de México locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Pacífico locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Pacífico city Mexico City
Calzada Legaria locatedIn Mexico City
Casa Venustiano Carranza locatedIn Mexico City
La Villa de Guadalupe locatedIn Mexico City
La Raza Monument locatedIn Mexico City
La Raza Medical Center locatedIn Mexico City
Lindavista neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Lindavista
Cuautepec neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Baja California locatedIn Mexico City
La Raza Metro Station locatedIn Mexico City
Potrero Metro Station locatedIn Mexico City
Potrero Metro Station city Mexico City
La Villa neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
Calle Chilpancingo locatedIn Mexico City
Romero de Terreros locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Horacio locatedIn Mexico City
Polanco clock tower locatedIn Mexico City
Polanco clock tower city Mexico City
Lomas de Sotelo locatedIn Mexico City
Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt (school system) city Mexico City
subject surface form: Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt
Grupo Carso headquartersLocation Mexico City
Napoles-Ampliación locatedIn Mexico City
Square of the Three Cultures city Mexico City