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It was named Distrito Federal (Federal District) until February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the Ciudad de México. [2] According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the second most populated entity with 9,209,944 inhabitants and the smallest by land area, spanning 1,494.3 square kilometres (577.0 sq mi). [3] [4]
The airport is owned by Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México and operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, the government-owned corporation, who also operates 21 others airports through Mexico. It is the country's busiest airport with 32 domestic and international airlines and offers direct flights to more than 100 destinations ...
The area defined by Mexico City's government as the Zona de Santa Fe is 931.64 hectares (3.5971 sq mi) in size and consists of the colonias: [4] Santa Fe de la Loma; Santa Fe, Centro Ciudad; Paseo de las Lomas; Santa Fe Peña Blanca; San Gabriel; Jalalpa el Grande; Jalalpa Tepito 2ª ampliación; Carlos A. Madrazo; Santa Fe Cuajimalpa; Santa Fe ...
The Escuela Nacional de Maestros (National Teachers College) was opened in 1925 along with the Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de UNAM. In 1937, the Instituto Politécnico Nacional was opened in Casco de Santo Tomás. [12] Since the mid 20th century, Tacuba proper has declined with problems such as crime and sanitation issues.
Boroughs are known as delegaciones, or in the case of Mexico City, demarcaciones territoriales. Boroughs can either be second-level semi-autonomous administrative divisions or third-level non-autonomous administrative divisions.
Founded as "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1563, it became the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828, and finally a delegación in 1931. It was named after Gustavo A. Madero, the brother and fellow revolutionary of President Francisco I. Madero.
The image for the La Candelaria neighborhood is an image of the Virgin Mary called the Virgen de la Candelaria. The feast day for this image occurs on 2 February in the Pueblo de la Candelaria. This event is organized by a mayordomo who is chosen each year and last for ten days. It includes religious activities such as a novena and a special Mass.
Paseo de la Reforma, especially the section which divides Colonia Juárez from Colonia Cuauhtémoc, is the most modern and constantly developing part of the borough. It is home to the Mexican Stock Exchange, the headquarters of HSBC in Mexico and Mexico City's tallest skyscrapers, Torre Reforma , Chapultepec Uno , Torre BBVA México and Torre ...