Administrative divisions of Mexico City
Mexico City is divided into 16
boroughs
, officially designated as
demarcaciones territoriales
or colloquially known as
alcaldias
[
citation needed
]
in Spanish. Headed by a mayor, these boroughs kept the same territory and name as the former
[
when?
]
delegaciones
, while expanding their local government powers.
[1]
Boroughs are considered as third-level subdivisions for statistical
data collection
and cross-country comparisons. The traditional center of Mexico City comprises four boroughs:
Benito Juarez
,
Cuauhtemoc
,
Miguel Hidalgo
and
Venustiano Carranza
.
Mexico City
is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, the others being the 31
states
. It was named
Distrito Federal
(Federal District) up to February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the
Ciudad de Mexico
.
[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]
Despite containing the word "City", it is not governed as a city but as a unit consisting of multiple subdivisions. As a result of the Political Reforms enacted in 2016, it is no longer designated as a federal district and became a city, a member entity of the Mexican federation, seat of the Powers of the Union and the capital of Mexico.
[1]
Thus, Mexico City is not organized into
municipalities
.
The largest borough by population is
Iztapalapa
, with 1,835,486 residents, while the smallest is
Milpa Alta
with 152,685 residents.
Iztacalco
is the most densely populated subdivision in Mexico.
[3]
The largest borough by land area is
Tlalpan
which spans 314.50 km
2
(121.43 sq mi), and the smallest is
Iztacalco
with 23.10 km
2
(8.92 sq mi).
[4]
The most recent boroughs are
Benito Juarez
,
Cuauhtemoc
,
Miguel Hidalgo
and
Venustiano Carranza
, all established in 1970 out of the former circumscription of Mexico City.
[5]
Boroughs
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Name
|
Population
(2020)
[3]
|
Population
(2010)
[6]
|
Change
|
Land area
[4]
|
Population density
(2020)
|
Incorporation date
[5]
|
Mayor
|
km
2
|
sq mi
|
Alvaro Obregon
[a]
|
759,137
|
727,034
|
+4.4%
|
95.9
|
37.0
|
7,915.9/km
2
(20,502.1/sq mi)
|
February 15, 1826
|
Lia Limon
|
Azcapotzalco
|
432,205
|
414,711
|
+4.2%
|
33.5
|
12.9
|
12,901.6/km
2
(33,415.1/sq mi)
|
August 6, 1826
|
Margarita Saldana
|
Benito Juarez
|
434,153
|
385,439
|
+12.6%
|
26.7
|
10.3
|
16,260.4/km
2
(42,114.3/sq mi)
|
December 29, 1970
|
Santiago Taboada
|
Coyoacan
|
614,447
|
620,416
|
?1.0%
|
53.9
|
20.8
|
11,399.8/km
2
(29,525.2/sq mi)
|
August 6, 1824
|
Giovani Gutierrez
|
Cuajimalpa
|
217,686
|
186,391
|
+16.8%
|
71.2
|
27.5
|
3,057.4/km
2
(7,918.6/sq mi)
|
July 28, 1899
|
Adrian Ruvalcaba
|
Cuauhtemoc
|
545,884
|
531,831
|
+2.6%
|
32.5
|
12.5
|
16,796.4/km
2
(43,502.6/sq mi)
|
December 29, 1970
|
Sandra Cuevas
|
Gustavo A. Madero
[b]
|
1,173,351
|
1,185,772
|
?1.0%
|
87.9
|
33.9
|
13,348.7/km
2
(34,573.0/sq mi)
|
May 6, 1861
|
Francisco Chiguil
|
Iztacalco
[c]
|
404,695
|
384,326
|
+5.3%
|
23.1
|
8.9
|
17,519.3/km
2
(45,374.7/sq mi)
|
March 5, 1862
|
Raul Armando Quintero
|
Iztapalapa
|
1,835,486
|
1,815,786
|
+1.1%
|
113.2
|
43.7
|
16,214.5/km
2
(41,995.5/sq mi)
|
March 5, 1862
|
Clara Brugada
|
La Magdalena Contreras
|
247,622
|
239,086
|
+3.6%
|
63.4
|
24.5
|
3,905.7/km
2
(10,115.7/sq mi)
|
December 31, 1928
|
Luis Gerardo Quijano
|
Miguel Hidalgo
|
414,470
|
372,889
|
+11.2%
|
46.4
|
17.9
|
8,932.5/km
2
(23,135.2/sq mi)
|
December 29, 1970
|
Mauricio Tabe
|
Milpa Alta
|
152,685
|
130,582
|
+16.9%
|
298.2
|
115.1
|
512.0/km
2
(1,326.1/sq mi)
|
February 15, 1826
|
Judith Vanegas Tapia
|
Tlahuac
[d]
|
392,313
|
360,265
|
+8.9%
|
85.9
|
33.2
|
4,567.1/km
2
(11,828.7/sq mi)
|
February 15, 1826
|
Berenice Hernandez
|
Tlalpan
[e]
|
699,928
|
650,567
|
+7.6%
|
314.5
|
121.4
|
2,225.5/km
2
(5,764.1/sq mi)
|
April 8, 1825
|
Alfa Gonzalez
|
Venustiano Carranza
|
443,704
|
430,978
|
+3.0%
|
32.5
|
12.5
|
13,652.4/km
2
(35,359.6/sq mi)
|
December 29, 1970
|
Evelyn Parra
|
Xochimilco
|
442,178
|
415,007
|
+6.5%
|
114.1
|
44.1
|
3,875.4/km
2
(10,037.1/sq mi)
|
August 6, 1826
|
Jose Carlos Acosta
|
Mexico City
|
9,209,944
|
8,851,080
|
+4.1%
|
1,494.3
|
577.0
|
6,163.4/km
2
(15,963.1/sq mi)
|
—
|
—
|
Mexico
|
126,014,024
|
112,336,538
|
+12.2%
|
1,960,646.7
|
757,010
|
64.3/km
2
(166.5/sq mi)
|
—
|
—
|
Notes
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- ^
Alvaro Obregon was originally incorporated as San Angel, changing its name on
December 31, 1941
.
[5]
- ^
Gustavo A. Madero was originally incorporated as Guadalupe Hidalgo, changing its name on
December 31, 1941
.
[5]
- ^
Iztacalco was merged with Gustavo A. Madero (at that time known as Guadalupe Hidalgo) from 1903 to 1921.
[5]
- ^
Tlahuac was merged with Xochimilco from 1903 to 1928.
[5]
- ^
Tlalpan was originally incorporated as San Agustin de las Cuevas, changing its name on
September 25, 1827
.
[5]
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