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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IMCINE headquartersLocation Mexico City
Molino del Rey locatedIn Mexico City
World Chess Championship 2007 city Mexico City
Teatro de las Artes locatedIn Mexico City
Teatro Raúl Flores Canelo city Mexico City
Panteón de Mixquic locatedIn Mexico City
Plaza de las Artes locatedIn Mexico City
Plaza de las Artes city Mexico City
La Profesa locatedIn Mexico City
La Profesa city Mexico City
Justo Sierra Street locatedIn Mexico City
Horacio Avenue locatedIn Mexico City
Horacio Avenue city Mexico City
ENAT locatedIn Mexico City
ENAT city Mexico City
Avenida Nuevo León locatedIn Mexico City
Bellas Artes locatedIn Mexico City
Bellas Artes locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Palacio de Bellas Artes
Casa de Cortés (Coyoacán) city Mexico City
Coyoacán market locatedIn Mexico City
Coyoacán market city Mexico City
Fountain of the Coyotes locatedIn Mexico City
La Lagunilla locatedIn Mexico City
Palacio del Ayuntamiento locatedIn Mexico City
GUER city Mexico City
GUER city Mexico City
subject surface form: Guerrero
Colonia Guerrero neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Colonia Guerrero
Coyoacán parish church locatedIn Mexico City
Buenavista urban complex locatedIn Mexico City
Buenavista urban complex city Mexico City
Megabiblioteca locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Megabiblioteca locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City
subject surface form: Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Mexican Army headquartersLocation Mexico City
Deportivo Oceanía locatedIn Mexico City
Deportivo Oceanía city Mexico City