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MexicoComplete Name: United Mexican States Native Name: México ISO-Code: MEX Capital: Ciudad de México |
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ContentsThe federal states of Mexico and all metropolitan areas of more than 100,000 inhabitants.
Federal States| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | A-L (km2) | C 2000-02-14 | C 2005-10-17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Aguascalientes | AGS | FSt | Aguascalientes | 5,589 | 944,285 | 1,065,416 |
| < | Baja California | BCN | FSt | Mexicali | 70,113 | 2,487,367 | 2,844,469 |
| < | Baja California Sur | BCS | FSt | La Paz | 73,677 | 424,041 | 512,170 |
| < | Campeche | CAM | FSt | Campeche | 51,833 | 690,689 | 754,730 |
| < | Chiapas | CHS | FSt | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 73,887 | 3,920,892 | 4,293,459 |
| < | Chihuahua | CHI | FSt | Chihuahua | 247,087 | 3,052,907 | 3,241,444 |
| < | Coahuila (de Zaragoza) | COA | FSt | Saltillo | 151,571 | 2,298,070 | 2,495,200 |
| < | Colima | COL | FSt | Colima | 5,455 | 542,627 | 567,996 |
| < | Distrito Federal | D-F | FDist | Ciudad de México | 1,499 | 8,605,239 | 8,720,916 |
| < | Durango | DGO | FSt | Durango | 119,648 | 1,448,661 | 1,509,117 |
| < | Guanajuato | GTO | FSt | Guanajuato | 30,589 | 4,663,032 | 4,893,812 |
| < | Guerrero | GRO | FSt | Chilpancingo | 63,794 | 3,079,649 | 3,115,202 |
| < | Hidalgo | HGO | FSt | Pachuca | 20,987 | 2,235,591 | 2,345,514 |
| < | Jalisco | JAL | FSt | Guadalajara | 80,137 | 6,322,002 | 6,752,113 |
| < | México {Mexico} | MEX | FSt | Toluca | 21,461 | 13,096,686 | 14,007,495 |
| < | Michoacán (de Ocampo) {Michoacan} | MIC | FSt | Morelia | 59,864 | 3,985,667 | 3,966,073 |
| < | Morelos | MOR | FSt | Cuernavaca | 4,941 | 1,555,296 | 1,612,899 |
| < | Nayarit | NAY | FSt | Tepic | 27,621 | 920,185 | 949,684 |
| < | Nuevo León {Nuevo Leon} | NLN | FSt | Monterrey | 64,555 | 3,834,141 | 4,199,292 |
| < | Oaxaca | OAX | FSt | Oaxaca | 95,364 | 3,438,765 | 3,506,821 |
| < | Puebla | PUE | FSt | Puebla | 33,919 | 5,076,686 | 5,383,133 |
| < | Querétaro (de Arteaga) {Queretaro} | QRO | FSt | Querétaro | 11,769 | 1,404,306 | 1,598,139 |
| < | Quintana Roo | QTR | FSt | Chetumal | 50,350 | 874,963 | 1,135,309 |
| < | San Luis Potosí {San Luis Potosi} | SLP | FSt | San Luis Potosí | 62,848 | 2,299,360 | 2,410,414 |
| < | Sinaloa | SIN | FSt | Culiacán | 58,092 | 2,536,844 | 2,608,442 |
| < | Sonora | SON | FSt | Hermosillo | 184,934 | 2,216,969 | 2,394,861 |
| < | Tabasco | TAB | FSt | Villahermosa | 24,661 | 1,891,829 | 1,989,969 |
| < | Tamaulipas | TAM | FSt | Ciudad Victoria | 79,829 | 2,753,222 | 3,024,238 |
| < | Tlaxcala | TLA | FSt | Tlaxcala | 3,914 | 962,646 | 1,068,207 |
| < | Veracruz (-Llave) | VER | FSt | Xalapa-Enríquez | 72,815 | 6,908,975 | 7,110,214 |
| < | Yucatán {Yucatan} | YUC | FSt | Mérida | 39,340 | 1,658,210 | 1,818,948 |
| < | Zacatecas | ZAC | FSt | Zacatecas | 75,040 | 1,353,610 | 1,367,692 |
| Mexico | MEX | Ciudad de México | 1,967,183 | 97,483,412 | 103,263,388 |
Principal Metropolitan Areas
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Table of Metropolitan Areas| Name | Adm. | A C 2000-02-14 | A C 2005-10-17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Acapulco (de Juárez) | GRO | 791,558 | 786,830 |
| < | Acayucan | VER | 102,992 | 105,552 |
| < | Aguascalientes | AGS | 707,516 | 805,666 |
| < | Apizaco | TLA | 158,948 | 182,473 |
| < | Campeche | CAM | 190,813 | 211,671 |
| < | Cancún {Cancun} | QTR | 431,128 | 586,288 |
| < | Celaya | GTO | 277,750 | 310,413 |
| < | Chetumal (Othón P. Blanco) | QTR | 121,602 | 136,825 |
| < | Chihuahua | CHI | 696,495 | 784,882 |
| < | Chilpancingo (de los Bravo) | GRO | 142,746 | 166,796 |
| < | Ciudad Acuña {Ciudad Acuna} | COA | 108,159 | 124,232 |
| < | Ciudad del Carmen | CAM | 126,024 | 154,197 |
| < | Ciudad de México [Mexico City] {Ciudad de Mexico} | D-F | 18,396,677 | 19,231,829 |
| < | Ciudad Juárez {Ciudad Juarez} | CHI | 1,218,817 | 1,313,338 |
| < | Ciudad Obregón (Cajeme) {Ciudad Obregon} | SON | 250,790 | 270,992 |
| < | Ciudad Valles | SLP | 105,721 | 116,261 |
| < | Ciudad Victoria | TAM | 249,029 | 278,455 |
| < | Coatzacoalcos | VER | 307,724 | 321,182 |
| < | Colima | COL | 210,766 | 232,394 |
| < | Córdoba {Cordoba} | VER | 276,553 | 293,768 |
| < | Cuautla Morelos | MOR | 358,405 | 368,543 |
| < | Cuernavaca | MOR | 738,326 | 787,556 |
| < | Culiacán {Culiacan} | SIN | 540,823 | 605,304 |
| < | Delicias | CHI | 98,615 | 108,187 |
| < | Durango | DGO | 427,135 | 463,830 |
| < | Ensenada | BCN | 223,492 | 260,075 |
| < | Fresnillo | ZAC | 97,023 | 110,892 |
| < | Guadalajara | JAL | 3,699,136 | 4,095,853 |
| < | Guaymas | SON | 180,316 | 184,816 |
| < | Hermosillo | SON | 545,928 | 641,791 |
| < | Hidalgo del Parral | CHI | 98,976 | 101,147 |
| < | Iguala (de la Independecia) | GRO | 104,759 | 110,390 |
| < | Irapuato | GTO | 319,148 | 342,561 |
| < | La Paz | BCS | 162,954 | 189,176 |
| < | La Piedad (de Cabadas) | MIC | 229,372 | 229,289 |
| < | León {Leon} | GTO | 1,269,179 | 1,425,210 |
| < | Los Mochis (Ahome) | SIN | 200,906 | 231,977 |
| < | Manzanillo | COL | 94,893 | 110,728 |
| < | Matamoros | TAM | 418,141 | 462,157 |
| < | Mazatlán {Mazatlan} | SIN | 327,989 | 352,471 |
| < | Mérida {Merida} | YUC | 803,920 | 897,740 |
| < | Mexicali | BCN | 549,873 | 653,046 |
| < | Minatitlán {Minatitlan} | VER | 323,389 | 330,781 |
| < | Monclova | COA | 282,853 | 294,191 |
| < | Monterrey | NLN | 3,299,302 | 3,664,331 |
| < | Morelia | MIC | 659,940 | 735,624 |
| < | Moroleón {Moroleon} | GTO | 100,063 | 99,828 |
| < | Navojoa | SON | 98,187 | 103,312 |
| < | Nogales (Heroica Nogales) | SON | 156,854 | 189,759 |
| < | Nuevo Laredo | TAM | 310,915 | 355,827 |
| < | Oaxaca (de Juárez) | OAX | 460,350 | 504,159 |
| < | Ocotlán {Ocotlan} | JAL | 125,027 | 133,157 |
| < | Orizaba | VER | 367,021 | 381,086 |
| < | Pachuca (de Soto) | HGO | 375,022 | 438,692 |
| < | Piedras Negras | COA | 151,149 | 169,771 |
| < | Playa del Carmen | QTR | 43,613 | 100,383 |
| < | Poza Rica de Hidalgo | VER | 443,419 | 381,086 |
| < | Puebla | PUE | 1,885,321 | 2,109,049 |
| < | Puerto Vallarta | JAL | 244,536 | 304,107 |
| < | Querétaro {Queretaro} | QRO | 787,341 | 918,100 |
| < | Reynosa | TAM | 524,692 | 633,730 |
| < | Río Verde {Rio Verde} | SLP | 128,935 | 126,997 |
| < | Salamanca | GTO | 137,000 | 143,838 |
| < | Saltillo | COA | 637,273 | 725,259 |
| < | San Cristóbal de las Casas {San Cristobal de las Casas} | CHS | 112,442 | 142,364 |
| < | San Francisco del Rincón {San Francisco del Rincon} | GTO | 145,017 | 159,127 |
| < | San Juan del Río {San Juan del Rio} | QRO | 99,483 | 120,984 |
| < | San Luis Potosí {San Luis Potosi} | SLP | 850,828 | 957,753 |
| < | San Luis Río Colorado {San Luis Rio Colorado} | SON | 126,645 | 138,796 |
| < | San Martín Texmelucan {San Martin Texmelucan} | PUE | 143,720 | 154,253 |
| < | Tampico | TAM | 746,417 | 803,196 |
| < | Tapachula | CHS | 179,839 | 189,991 |
| < | Tecomán {Tecoman} | COL | 127,863 | 123,089 |
| < | Tehuacán {Tehuacan} | PUE | 204,598 | 238,229 |
| < | Tepic | NAY | 342,840 | 379,296 |
| < | Tijuana | BCN | 1,274,240 | 1,484,005 |
| < | Tlaxcala (de Xicotencatl) | TLA | 249,453 | 275,182 |
| < | Toluca | MEX | 1,451,801 | 1,610,786 |
| < | Torreón (La Laguna) {Torreon} | COA | 1,007,291 | 1,110,890 |
| < | Tula de Allende | HGO | 169,901 | 184,691 |
| < | Tulancingo (de Bravo) | HGO | 193,638 | 204,708 |
| < | Tuxtla Gutiérrez {Tuxtla Gutierrez} | CHS | 494,763 | 576,872 |
| < | Uruapan (del Progreso) | MIC | 225,816 | 238,975 |
| < | Veracruz | VER | 642,680 | 702,394 |
| < | Villahermosa | TAB | 600,580 | 644,629 |
| < | Xalapa-Enríquez (Jalapa) {Xalapa-Enriquez} | VER | 510,410 | 545,567 |
| < | Zacatecas | ZAC | 232,965 | 261,422 |
| < | Zamora de Hidalgo | MIC | 216,048 | 230,777 |