Boroughs of Mexico City

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Mexico City is divided into 16 boroughs, officially designated as demarcaciones territoriales or colloquially known as alcaldías[ 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 third-level subdivisions for statistical data collection and cross-country comparisons. The traditional center of Mexico City comprises four boroughs: Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo, and Venustiano Carranza.

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Mexico City is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, with the others being the 31 states. 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]

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, the 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 km2 (121.43 sq mi), and the smallest is Iztacalco, with 23.10 km2 (8.92 sq mi). [4]

The most recent boroughs are Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo, and Venustiano Carranza, all established in 1970 out of the former circumscription of Mexico City. [5]

Boroughs

NamePopulation
(2020) [3]
Population
(2010) [6]
ChangeLand area [4] Population density
(2020)
Incorporation date [5] Mayor
km2sq mi
Álvaro Obregón [lower-alpha 1] 759,137727,034+4.4%95.937.0February 15, 1826 Logo Partido Verde (Mexico).svg Javier López Casarín
Azcapotzalco 432,205414,711+4.2%33.512.9August 6, 1826 Morena logo (alt).svg Nancy Marlene Núñez Reséndiz
Benito Juárez 434,153385,439+12.6%26.710.3December 29, 1970 PAN logo (Mexico).svg Luis Mendoza Acevedo
Coyoacán 614,447620,416−1.0%53.920.8August 6, 1824 PAN logo (Mexico).svg Giovani Gutiérrez Aguilar
Cuajimalpa 217,686186,391+16.8%71.227.5July 28, 1899 PAN logo (Mexico).svg Carlos Orvañanos Rea
Cuauhtémoc 545,884531,831+2.6%32.512.5December 29, 1970 PRI logo (Mexico).svg Alessandra Rojo de la Vega
Gustavo A. Madero [lower-alpha 2] 1,173,3511,185,772−1.0%87.933.9May 6, 1861 Morena logo (alt).svg Janecarlo Lozano Reynoso
Iztacalco [lower-alpha 3] 404,695384,326+5.3%23.18.9March 5, 1862 Morena logo (alt).svg Lourdes Paz Reyes
Iztapalapa 1,835,4861,815,786+1.1%113.243.7March 5, 1862 Morena logo (alt).svg Aleida Alavez Ruiz
La Magdalena Contreras 247,622239,086+3.6%63.424.5December 31, 1928 Morena logo (alt).svg Fernando Mercado Guaida
Miguel Hidalgo 414,470372,889+11.2%46.417.9December 29, 1970 PAN logo (Mexico).svg Mauricio Tabe Echartea
Milpa Alta 152,685130,582+16.9%298.2115.1February 15, 1826 Morena logo (alt).svg Octavio Rivero Villaseñor
Tláhuac [lower-alpha 4] 392,313360,265+8.9%85.933.2February 15, 1826 Morena logo (alt).svg Berenice Hernández Calderón
Tlalpan [lower-alpha 5] 699,928650,567+7.6%314.5121.4April 8, 1825 Morena logo (alt).svg Gabriela Osorio Hernández
Venustiano Carranza 443,704430,978+3.0%32.512.5December 29, 1970 Morena logo (alt).svg Evelyn Parra Álvarez
Xochimilco 442,178415,007+6.5%114.144.1August 6, 1826 Worker's Party logo (Mexico).svg Circe Camacho Bastida
Mexico City 9,209,9448,851,080+4.1%1,494.3577.0
Mexico 126,014,024112,336,538+12.2%1,960,646.7757,010

Notes

  1. Álvaro Obregón was originally incorporated as San Ángel, changing its name on December 31, 1941. [5]
  2. Gustavo A. Madero was originally incorporated as Guadalupe Hidalgo, changing its name on December 31, 1941. [5]
  3. Iztacalco was merged with Gustavo A. Madero (at that time known as Guadalupe Hidalgo) from 1903 to 1921. [5]
  4. Tláhuac was merged with Xochimilco from 1903 to 1928. [5]
  5. Tlalpan was originally incorporated as San Agustín de las Cuevas, changing its name on September 25, 1827. [5]

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