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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Museo Franz Mayer locatedIn Mexico City
Glorieta de la Estela de Luz city Mexico City
Line 8 locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Line 8 (Mexico City Metrobús)
Line 8 cityServed Mexico City
subject surface form: Line 8 (Mexico City Metrobús)
Buenavista locatedIn Mexico City
Aeropuerto T2 locatedIn Mexico City
CONCACAF Giants Cup finalHostCity Mexico City
José Justo Corro placeOfDeath Mexico City
José Justo Corro workLocation Mexico City
Syrian Jews majorCommunityCity Mexico City
Metro Line 3 locatedIn Mexico City
Calzada de los Misterios locatedIn Mexico City
Calzada de los Misterios hasCity Mexico City
Colonia Tabacalera locatedIn Mexico City
Museo de Arte Popular locatedIn Mexico City
El Rosario locatedIn Mexico City
Colonia Centro locatedIn Mexico City
Terminal 1 locatedIn Mexico City
subject surface form: Terminal 1 (Mexico City International Airport)
Terminal 1 cityServed Mexico City
subject surface form: Terminal 1 (Mexico City International Airport)
1952 Summer Olympics biddingCity Mexico City
Tepeyac Hill locatedIn Mexico City
Calzada de Guadalupe locatedIn Mexico City
Nezahualcóyotl borders Mexico City
Catalan diaspora hasCommunityIn Mexico City
Colonia Hipódromo locatedIn Mexico City
Terminal 2 cityServed Mexico City
subject surface form: Terminal 2 (Mexico City International Airport)
Constitution Square locatedIn Mexico City
Colonia Buenos Aires locatedIn Mexico City
Colonia Buenos Aires partOf Mexico City
Colonia Buenos Aires city Mexico City
Colonia Buenos Aires federalEntity Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City (Ciudad de México)
Colonia Obrera locatedIn Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc borough partOf Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc borough capital Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City (de facto political center)
Colonia Tránsito locatedIn Mexico City
Colonia Tránsito partOf Mexico City
this entity surface form: Mexico City urban area