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The north side reflects the pre-Hispanic period; the south reflects the colonial period and the east is from the modern period. The west side is meant to represent Mexico today with the coat of arms of the university in the center with José Vasconcelos’ motto of “Por mi raza hablará mi espíritu” (For my race, speaks my spirit.). These ...
Located next to Mexico City, Coacalco's population has increased by more than 200,000 since 1970. In 2005, the city had a population of 252,555 people; [4] by 2010, the population grew to 278,064 inhabitants. [5] As of 2015, the total population was 284,462 inhabitants. [6] By 2020, the total population soared to 293,444 inhabitants. [2]
San Ángel. In Mexico, the neighborhoods of large metropolitan areas are known as colonias.One theory suggests that the name, which literally means colony, arose in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when one of the first urban developments outside Mexico City's core was built by a French immigrant colony.
The Mexico City Metro is the largest and busiest heavy-rail rapid transit system in Mexico and second in North America, only behind the New York City Subway. As of 2014 [update] , the system is composed of 12 lines denominated 1 through 9, 12, A and B, totalling 226.5 km (140.7 mi) of track length and 195 stations.
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).
Line 12, also known as the Golden Line from its color on the system map, is a rapid transit line of the Mexico City Metro network. It travels 25.1 kilometers (15.6 mi) along the boroughs of Benito Juárez, Iztapalapa and Tláhuac in southwestern, central-southern and southeastern Mexico City, serving twenty stations.
In the Cerro live multiple species: white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) false scorpion (Barisia imbricata), the coralillo (Lampropeltis triangulum), the rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus),the jaguar (Panthera onca), the coati (Nasua narica) wild boar (Pecari tajacu), and the puma (Puma concolor)
Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (Spanish: Zona metropolitana del Valle de México). [2] It encompasses Mexico City itself and 60 adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico and Hidalgo .