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Mexico City

Also Known As Ciudad de Mexico (Spanish) · Tenochtitlan (the Aztec city founded around 1325 on the site the capital grew from)
Central America

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.

Facts
Population
9,209,944 1
2020 census figure, city proper.
Area (sq km)
1485 1
Founding Year
1325 1
Founded as Mexico-Tenochtitlan by the Mexica; some sources give 1325 or 1327.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
2240 1
Latitude
19.433 degrees north 1
Longitude
99.133 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Mexico, Countries
Source Mexico City (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Mexico, Countries

Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

Source Mexico City (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Mexico City Is Still Sinking Into the Lake It Drained, Articles
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Leopoldo Mendez

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Aztec Sun Stone

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Aeroméxico

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Alsea

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Altan Redes

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Bolsa Mexicana de Valores

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Chedraui

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El Puerto de Liverpool

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Ferromex

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Ferrovalle

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Fresnillo plc

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Genomma Lab Internacional

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Grupo Aeroméxico

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Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

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Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V.

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Grupo Elektra

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Grupo Financiero Inbursa

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Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.

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Industrias Penoles

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Kansas City Southern de México

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Kimberly-Clark de Mexico

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MiRA

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Source MiRA (real estate company) (Wikipedia)Lead sentence: place
Quote, Lead sentence: place
MiRA is a Mexican real estate investment and development company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Mexico City.
Notimex

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Orbia

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Totalplay

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Volaris

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Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica

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Comision Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (Mexico)

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Instituto para la Proteccion al Ahorro Bancario

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Source Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF): GLEIF record for Instituto para la Proteccion al Ahorro BancarioheadquartersAddress city
Quote, headquartersAddress city
"city": "Ciudad de México"
Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico)

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National Autonomous University of Mexico

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Source National Autonomous University of Mexico (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countries.
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

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Comité Olímpico Mexicano (Mexican Olympic Committee)

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Found There

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran

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Source Research Organization Registry: ROR record for Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiranlocations, geonames_details name
Quote, locations, geonames_details name
"name": "Mexico City"
Sources
1. Mexico City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    1,485
  • Lead section
    According to the 2020 census, Mexico City proper had a population of 9,209,944 and a land area of 1,495 square kilometers.
  • History section
    The city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan was founded by the Mexica people in 1325 or 1327.
  • Lead section
    Located in the Valley of Mexico on the high Mexican Central Plateau, the city sits at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 feet).
  • Infobox, coordinates
    19°26′N 99°8′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W
  • Lead section
    According to the 2020 census, Mexico City proper had a population of 9,209,944 and a land area of 1,495 square kilometers (577 square miles), making it Mexico's primate city and the second-largest Spanish-speaking city proper in the world after Lima.
  • Associated With: Mexico, Infobox
    Country: Mexico
  • Capital Of: Mexico, Lead section, capital fact
    Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, as well as the most populous city in North America.
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Wikidata: Mexico City
Wikidata Q1489, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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