The Mexican Federal District is divided into 16 boroughs (delegaciones) for local government and administrative purposes:
| Borough | Population | People / km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Álvaro Obregón | 685,327 | 8,877 |
| 02 | Azcapotzalco | 440,558 | 13,230 |
| 03 | Benito Juárez | 359,334 | 13,494 |
| 04 | Coyoacán | 639,021 | 11,858 |
| 05 | Cuajimalpa | 151,127 | 1,867 |
| 06 | Cuauhtémoc | 515,132 | 15,880 |
| 07 | Gustavo A. Madero | 1,233,922 | 14,245 |
| 08 | Iztacalco | 410,717 | 17,935 |
| 09 | Iztapalapa | 1,771,673 | 15,398 |
| 10 | Magdalena Contreras | 221,762 | 2,943 |
| 11 | Miguel Hidalgo | 351,846 | 7,583 |
| 12 | Milpa Alta | 96,744 | 341 |
| 13 | Tláhuac | 302,483 | 3,296 |
| 14 | Tlalpan | 580,776 | 1,904 |
| 15 | Venustiano Carranza | 462,089 | 13,827 |
| 16 | Xochimilco | 368,798 | 2,946 |
| Total / Average | 8,591,309 | 5,767 |
Mexican post codes beginning with "02" are in Azcapotzalco; those beginning with "14" are in Tlalpan, etc.
The population figures (2000 census) are from demographia.com.