Cities
Mexico City
Also Known As Ciudad de Mexico (Spanish) · Tenochtitlan (the Aztec city founded around 1325 on the site the capital grew from)
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Mexico City sits in the Valley of Mexico at over 2,200 meters elevation, in a basin ringed by volcanic mountains including Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, built atop the drained bed of Lake Texcoco. Its Aztec history as the imperial capital Tenochtitlan is treated further on the family's History Atlas; here it is described in its geographic frame, a lake-bed city whose soft, water-saturated soil causes uneven subsidence that still tilts its older buildings today.
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Population2020 census figure, city proper. Area (sq km) Founding YearFounded as Mexico-Tenochtitlan by the Mexica; some sources give 1325 or 1327. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Cross-Tradition Connections
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Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.
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1. Mexico City (Wikipedia)
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Area of Mexico City that includes non-urban areas at the south: 1,485 km2
1. Mexico City (Wikipedia)
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According to the 2020 census, Mexico City proper had a population of 9,209,944 and a land area of 1,495 square kilometers.
1. Mexico City (Wikipedia)
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The city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan was founded by the Mexica people in 1325 or 1327.
1. Mexico City (Wikipedia)
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2,240 m (7,350 ft)
1. Mexico City (Wikipedia)
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19°26′N 99°8′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W
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Population (2020) • Capital and megacity 9,209,944
1. Mexico City (Wikipedia)
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Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, as well as the most populous city in North America.
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