Mexico City is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, alongside 31 states. It was named Distrito Federal (Federal District) up to February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed as Ciudad de México.[1] According to the 2020 Mexican Census, it is the second most populated entity with 9,209,944 inhabitants and the smallest by land area spanning 1,494.3 square kilometres (577.0 sq mi).[2][3]
Mexico City is not organized into municipalities. Despite containing the word "City", it is not governed as a city but as a unit consisting of multiple subdivisions. As a result of the Political Reforms enacted in 2016, it is no longer designated as a federal district and became a city, a member entity of the Mexican federation, seat of the Powers of the Union and the capital of Mexico.[4] Mexico City is divided in 16 territorial demarcations, alcaldías, headed by a mayor and replacing the old boroughs, expanding their local government powers.[4] The demarcations are considered as third-level territorial divisions for statistical data collection and cross-country comparisons.
The largest demarcation by population is Iztapalapa, with 1,835,486 residents, while the smallest is Milpa Alta with 152,685 residents. Iztacalco is the most densely populated subdivision in Mexico.[2] The largest demarcation by land area is Tlalpan which spans 314.50 km2 (121.43 sq mi), and the smallest is Iztacalco with 23.10 km2 (8.92 sq mi).[3] The most recent demarcations are Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo and Venustiano Carranza, all established in 1970 out of the former circumscription of Mexico City.[5]
Demarcations
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| Name | Population (2020)[2] |
Population (2010)[6] |
Change | Land area[3] | Population density (2020) |
Incorporation date[5] | Mayor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | sq mi | |||||||
| Álvaro Obregón[a] | 759,137 | 727,034 | +4.4% | 95.9 | 37.0 | 7,915.9/km2 (20,502.1/sq mi) | February 15, 1826 |  Layda Sansores
|
| Azcapotzalco | 432,205 | 414,711 | +4.2% | 33.5 | 12.9 | 12,901.6/km2 (33,415.1/sq mi) | August 6, 1826 | Vidal Llerenas
|
| Benito Juárez | 434,153 | 385,439 | +12.6% | 26.7 | 10.3 | 16,260.4/km2 (42,114.3/sq mi) | December 29, 1970 |  Santiago Taboada
|
| Coyoacán | 614,447 | 620,416 | −1.0% | 53.9 | 20.8 | 11,399.8/km2 (29,525.2/sq mi) | August 6, 1824 | Manuel Negrete
|
| Cuajimalpa | 217,686 | 186,391 | +16.8% | 71.2 | 27.5 | 3,057.4/km2 (7,918.6/sq mi) | July 28, 1899 |  Adrián Ruvalcaba
|
| Cuauhtémoc | 545,884 | 531,831 | +2.6% | 32.5 | 12.5 | 16,796.4/km2 (43,502.6/sq mi) | December 29, 1970 | Néstor Núñez
|
| Gustavo A. Madero[b] | 1,173,351 | 1,185,772 | −1.0% | 87.9 | 33.9 | 13,348.7/km2 (34,573.0/sq mi) | May 6, 1861 | Francisco Chiguil
|
| Iztacalco | 404,695 | 384,326 | +5.3% | 23.1 | 8.9 | 17,519.3/km2 (45,374.7/sq mi) | March 5, 1862 | Raúl Armando Quintero
|
| Iztapalapa | 1,835,486 | 1,815,786 | +1.1% | 113.2 | 43.7 | 16,214.5/km2 (41,995.5/sq mi) | March 5, 1862 | Clara Brugada
|
| La Magdalena Contreras | 247,622 | 239,086 | +3.6% | 63.4 | 24.5 | 3,905.7/km2 (10,115.7/sq mi) | December 31, 1928 | Patricia Ortiz
|
| Miguel Hidalgo | 414,470 | 372,889 | +11.2% | 46.4 | 17.9 | 8,932.5/km2 (23,135.2/sq mi) | December 29, 1970 | Victor Hugo Romo
|
| Milpa Alta | 152,685 | 130,582 | +16.9% | 298.2 | 115.1 | 512.0/km2 (1,326.1/sq mi) | February 15, 1826 | José Octavio Rivero
|
| Tláhuac[c] | 392,313 | 360,265 | +8.9% | 85.9 | 33.2 | 4,567.1/km2 (11,828.7/sq mi) | February 15, 1826 | Raymundo Martínez
|
| Tlalpan[d] | 699,928 | 650,567 | +7.6% | 314.5 | 121.4 | 2,225.5/km2 (5,764.1/sq mi) | April 8, 1825 | Patricia Elena Aceves
|
| Venustiano Carranza | 545,884 | 531,831 | +2.6% | 32.5 | 12.5 | 16,796.4/km2 (43,502.6/sq mi) | December 29, 1970 | Julio César Moreno
|
| Xochimilco | 442,178 | 415,007 | +6.5% | 114.1 | 44.1 | 3,875.4/km2 (10,037.1/sq mi) | August 6, 1826 | José Carlos Acosta
|
| Mexico City | 9,209,944 | 8,851,080 | +4.1% | 1,494.3 | 577.0 | 6,163.4/km2 (15,963.1/sq mi) | — | — |
| Mexico | 126,014,024 | 112,336,538 | +12.2% | 1,960,646.7 | 757,010 | 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) | — | — |
Notes
- ^ Álvaro Obregón was originally incorporated as San Ángel, changing its name on December 31, 1941.[5]
- ^ Gustavo A. Madero was originally incorporated as Guadalupe Hidalgo, changing its name on December 31, 1941.[5]
- ^ Merged with Xochimilco in 1903-1928.[5]
- ^ Tlalpan was originally incorporated as San Agustín de las Cuevas, changing its name on September 25, 1827.[5]
References
- ^ "General Agreement of the Plenary of the Federal Judiciary Council by which the name of the Federal District is changed to Mexico City" (in Spanish). Diario Oficial de la Federación. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b c "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ a b c "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Ciudad de México" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Constitution of Mexico City" (PDF) (in Spanish). Gobierno de la Ciudad de México. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b c d e f Distrito Federal División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1503-0.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
External links
Media related to Municipalities in Mexico City at Wikimedia Commons- https://www.cdmx.gob.mx Government of Mexico City, official website (Spanish)
