Mexico City Overview

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and is also North America's most populous city. It is one of the most important cultural …
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and is also North America's most populous city. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters. The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territoriales, which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or colonias.
  • Country: Mexico
  • Founded: 13 March 1325: Mexico-Tenochtitlan · 13 August 1521: Ciudad de México · 18 November 1824: Distrito Federal · 29 January 2016: Ciudad de México
  • Founded by: Tenoch (as Mexico-Tenochtitlan) · Hernán Cortés (as Mexico City)
  • Elevation: 2,240 m (7,350 ft)
  • Area code: 55/56
  • Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Demonyms: Capitalino (a) · Mexiqueño (a) (archaic) · Chilango (a) (colloquial)

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