Mexico City

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Mexico City

Total population

9,209,944

Air quality index

83Moderate

Coordinates19.43°, -99.13°

Demographic figures from INEGI. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Mexico City is the capital and most populous city of Mexico, as well as the most populous city in North America. It is one of the world's leading cultural and financial centers and, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network's 2024 ranking, is classified as an Alpha world city. Located in the Valley of Mexico on the high Mexican Central Plateau, the city sits at an altitude of 2,240 meters. It is divided into 16 boroughs, or alcaldías, which are further subdivided into neighborhoods, or colonias.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Salvador de Iturbide y Marzán

Grandson of Agustín de Iturbide (1849-1895)

Sophie von Kessel

German actress

Raúl Rojas

Mexican scientist

D

Diamante Azul

Mexican professional wrestler (born 1982)

Fernando Espinosa

Mexican footballer

Hubertus von Hohenlohe

Mexican alpine skier

Heinrich Zoelly

developer of turbines, patented geothermal heat pump (1862–1937)

Raúl Cárdenas

Mexican footballer (1929-2016)

Mario Van Peebles

American actor and producer

Danna Paola

Mexican singer, actress, composer and model

V

Víctor Lojero

Mexican footballer

R

Rosario Green

Mexican politician (1941-2017)

Belem Guerrero

Mexican cyclist

J

Juan Carreño

Mexican footballer (1909–1940)

Anahí

Hispanic-Mexican actress and singer

Emoé de la Parra

Mexican actress and academic

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mexico City

• Axotla
  5.8 mi away
• Tlacopac
  6.8 mi away
• Santa Fe
  7.4 mi away
• Tizapán
  8 mi away
• Ciudad Universitaria
  8.4 mi away
• Tetelpan
  8.7 mi away
• Santa Lucía Xantepec
  9.3 mi away
• Pueblo Santiago Acahualtepec
  10 mi away
• San Mateo Tlaltenango
  11.4 mi away
• La Ciénega
  12.4 mi away · pop. 3,050
• Santa Rosa
  12.5 mi away · pop. 818
• Santa Catarina Yecahuízotl
  13.7 mi away · pop. 11,644

Browse all places in Mexico City →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mexico City

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens · 1800

City of Bones

Cassandra Clare · 2007

Mexico set

Len Deighton · 1984

Mexico City blues

Jack Kerouac · 1959

Documentos Relativos Al Drenaje de la Ciudad de México

Mexico City (Mexico) City (Mexico) · 2023

Computational Linguistics and Intelligent Text Processing

Alexander Gelbukh · 2003

Helen Levitt

Helen Levitt · 1997

Mexico City

Bob Schalkwijk · 1965

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Tropical Storm Boris
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-09 · 192 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-06-27

Asphaera abdominalis

Asphaera abdominalis

Seen 2026-06-26

Calligrapha diversa

Calligrapha diversa

Seen 2026-06-26

Magnificent Swallowtail

Papilio garamas

Seen 2026-06-26

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-26

Mexican Giant Hyssop

Agastache mexicana

Seen 2026-06-26

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-06-26

feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Seen 2026-06-26

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Seen 2026-06-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mexico City, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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