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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Bosque de Aragón locatedIn Mexico City
Olímpica locatedIn Mexico City
Mexican architect Fernando Romero headquartersLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: FREE (Fernando Romero Enterprise)
San Joaquín Avenue locatedIn Mexico City
Colonia Federal locatedIn Mexico City
INM headquartersLocation Mexico City
Campo Militar No. 1 locatedIn Mexico City
UIF locatedIn Mexico City
CNBV headquartersLocation Mexico City
CNSF locatedIn Mexico City
CONSAR headquartersLocation Mexico City
SAGARPA headquartersLocation Mexico City
SE locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
subject surface form: Secretaría de Economía
SE headquartersLocation Mexico City
subject surface form: Secretaría de Economía
Bosques de las Lomas neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Bosques de las Lomas
AFAC headquartersLocation Mexico City
Las Lomas locatedIn Mexico City
Colonia 20 de Noviembre locatedIn Mexico City
IMSS headquartersLocation Mexico City
COFEPRIS headquartersLocation Mexico City
ECOBICI (where integrated) locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: ECOBICI
ECOBICI (where integrated) city Mexico City
subject surface form: ECOBICI
Atenor Salas locatedIn Mexico City
Viaducto Río Becerra locatedIn Mexico City
Santa Cruz Atoyac neighborhood locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Santa Cruz Atoyac
Santa Cruz Atoyac neighborhood locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City
subject surface form: Santa Cruz Atoyac
Avenida Río Mixcoac locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Extremadura locatedIn Mexico City
Avenida Extremadura locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Extremadura Insurgentes
Morelos locatedIn Mexico City
Summer Olympics in Mexico city Mexico City
subject surface form: 1968 Summer Olympics
Tlaxpana locatedIn Mexico City
Eje 8 Sur locatedIn Mexico City