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This is a list of the Top 100 cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2020 Mexican National Census. [1]According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), a locality is "any place settled with one or more dwellings, which may or may not be inhabited, and which is known by a name given by law or tradition". [2]
A Mexican State (Spanish: Estados), officially the Free and Sovereign State (Spanish: Estado libre y soberano), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government , state governor , and state congress .
Spanish: aguas calientes "Hot waters". When the city was first founded in 1575, it was given this name for the abundance of hot springs in the region, which still are exploited for numerous spas and for domestic use. The state was named after its capital city, Aguascalientes City. Baja California: Spanish "Lower California".
The following table is a list of the 31 federal states of Mexico plus Mexico City, ranked in order of their total population based on data from the last three National Population Census in 2020, 2010 and 2000.
According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography, there are in total 2,462 municipalities under the 31 states of Mexico as of December 2024. [ 6 ] Consider also the 16 boroughs of Mexico City , the total number of municipality-level divisions to be 2,478.
Rank State land (km 2) land (sq mi) % of total 1 Chihuahua: 247,412.6 95,526.5: 12.62% 2 Sonora: 179,354.7 69,249.2: 9.15% 3 Coahuila: 151,594.8 58,531.1: 7.73%
1 – Mexico City. 2 - Tijuana. 3 – León. 4 – Puebla. 5 - Ecatepec de Morelos. 6 – Juárez. 7 - Zapopan. 8 - Guadalajara. 9 - Monterrey. 10 - Nezahualcóyotl. The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in Mexico (municipalities) according to the 2020 Mexican National Census.
The Constitution of Mexico has defined Mexico a federal republic of 32 federative entities (31 states and Mexico City), it also outlines that the federative entities to be divided into municipalities (Spanish: municipios) and boroughs (Spanish: demarcaciones territoriales). The divisions of municipalities and boroughs are regulated solely by ...