City
Mexico City
Also Known As Ciudad de Mexico (Spanish) · Tenochtitlan (the Aztec city founded around 1325 on the site the capital grew from)
North 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
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) Connections
Associated With
Source Mexico City (Wikipedia)
Capital Of
Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.
Source Mexico City (Wikipedia)
Long-Form Articles
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Business Atlas: Altan Redes, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Chedraui, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: El Puerto de Liverpool, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Ferromex, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Ferrovalle, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Fresnillo plc, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V., part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Grupo Elektra, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Grupo Financiero Inbursa, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V., part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Industrias Penoles, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Notimex, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Totalplay, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Volaris, part of this there.
- Also in Education Atlas: National Autonomous University of Mexico, part of this there.
Sources
1. Mexico City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Area of Mexico City that includes non-urban areas at the south: 1,485 km2
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.
Infobox, Elevation
2,240 m (7,350 ft)
Infobox, coordinates
19°26′N 99°8′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W
Infobox, Population
Population (2020) • Capital and megacity 9,209,944
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.
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