— politically and administratively constituted as the Federal District — is divided into sixteen
for administrative purposes. They constitute second-level administrative divisions, on par with the
. However, unlike municipalities, they do not have regulatory powers and are not fully autonomous in their internal administration. As of 2000, the citizens within a borough elect by
| | Borough | Population | People / km² | People and places | Borough Mayor |
| 01 |
Álvaro ObregónÁlvaro Obregón is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It contains a large portion of the south-west part of Mexico City.... |
685,327 |
8,877 |
San ÁngelSan Ángel is a neighborhood in the borough of Álvaro Obregón in the Mexican Federal District.The historic neighborhood of San Ángel lies to the southwest of Mexico City in the delegación of Álvaro Obregón, whose namesake was assassinated here in 1928... , San Angel-Inn, Bazar del Sábado, Mercado de las Flores, Plaza de los Arcángeles, Casa del Risco, Monumento al General Álvaro Obregón, La Casa Blanca, Ex-hacienda de Goycochea, Parroquia de San Sebastián Chimalistac, Casa de los Delfines, Museo Carrillo Gil, Iglesia de San Jacinto, Iglesia del Carmen, Casa del Mayorazgo de Fayaoaga, Casa-estudio de Diego Rivera, Cámara de los Secretos, Plaza del Carmen, Plaza San Jacinto, Museo del Carmen, Museo Soumaya |
Leonel Luna Estrada (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 02 |
AzcapotzalcoAzcapotzalco is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. Azcapotzalco is in the northwestern part of Mexico City... |
440,558 |
13,230 |
Alameda del Norte, Avenida Azcapozalco, Parque TezozómocTezozomoc Yacateteltetl born 1320, was a Tepanec leader who ruled the altepetl of Azcapotzalco from the year Five Reed or Eight Rabbit until his death in the year Twelve Rabbit... , Parroquia de los Santos Apóstoles Felipe y Santiago, Templo de San Simón y San Judas Tadeo, Paseo de los Ahuehuetes |
Alejandro Carbajal Gonzalez (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 03 |
Benito JuárezBenito Juárez is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It is a largely residential area, located to the south of downtown Mexico City, with population of 359,334 and a land area of 26.67 km² . It was named after Benito Juárez, Mexico's revered 19th-century... |
359,334 |
13,494 |
Cineteca Nacional, Teatro de los Insurgentes, Iglesia de Cristo Rey, Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción, Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros The Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros is a multi-functional cultural facility, located in Mexico City's World Trade Center Mexico building complex. It is a well-known location, both as part of the landmark WTC Mexico complex as well as for its unique shape and extensive mural work by Mexican artist... , World Trade Center MéxicoThe World Trade Center México is a building complex located in Mexico City, Mexico. Its most famous and recognizable feature is the 52-story, 207m high Torre WTC, the third tallest building in Mexico City , or fourth when measured by its 191m roof height... , Iglesia de la Emperatriz de América, Parque de los Venados |
German de la Garza Estrada (PAN The National Action Party , is a center-right, Christian democratic party and one of the three main political parties in Mexico. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the party does not have a majority in either the house of the... ) |
| 04 |
CoyoacánCoyoacán is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. Coyoacán also is commonly used to refer to the neighborhood at the heart of the borough... |
639,021 |
11,858 |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Casa de Frida KahloFrida Kahlo was a Mexican painter. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico and European influences including Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her works are self-portraits that symbolically articulate her own pain and sexuality... , Estadio AztecaEstadio Azteca is a stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.... , Ex-convento de ChurubuscoChurubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. Under the current territorial division of the Mexican Federal District, it is a part of the borough of Coyoacán... , Viveros de Coyoacán, Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Casa-museo de Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky , born Leyba Davidov Bronstein , was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. He was one of the leaders of the Russian October Revolution, second only to Lenin... , Casa Colorada, Casa de los Camilos, Casa Municipal, Casa de Diego de Ordaz, Casa del Indio Fernández, Casa de Alvarado, Casa de Dolores del RíoDolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood, becoming an important actress in Mexican films later in her life.... |
Antonio Heberto Castillo Juárez (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 05 |
Cuajimalpa de Morelos |
151,127 |
1,867 |
Monte de las Cruces, Desierto de los Leones, Museo Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Parroquia San Mateo Tlaltenango, Ex-convento Sto. Desierto de Nuestra Sra. del Carmen, Tianguis Artesanal y Gastronómico La Venta, Parroquia San Pedro Apóstol |
Remedios Ledesma Garcia (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 06 |
Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc is one of the 16 delegaciones of the Mexican Federal District. It was formed in 1970 when the former subdivision of Mexico City was split up; the delegaciones of Miguel Hidalgo, Benito Juárez, and Venustiano Carranza also resulted from this split.The borough is named after Cuauhtémoc,... |
515,132 |
15,880 |
Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo The Zócalo is the main plaza or square in the heart of the historic center of Mexico City. The plaza used to be known simply as the “Main Square” or “Arms Square,” and today its formal name is “Constitution Square”... ), Palacio de Bellas ArtesPalacio de Bellas Artes is the premier opera house of Mexico City. The building well known for both its extravagant Beaux Arts exterior in imported Italian Carrara white marble and its murals by Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco.The Palacio has two... , Paseo de la ReformaPaseo de la Reforma is a 12 kilometer long boulevard in Mexico City, Mexico, built during the Second Mexican Empire by the Austrian military officer and engineer Ferdinand von Rosenzweig. When it was inaugurated, the avenue was given the name of Paseo del Emperador... , TepitoTepito is a barrio located at Delegación Cuauhtémoc, in Mexico City.It is a popular flea market , infamously known throughout the country. Many prominent Mexican boxers and wrestlers have been born there. However, it is also known for being home to dangerous gangs and criminals. Many consider it a... , Colonia CondesaCondesa is a neighborhood in the central borough of Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City. Nowadays the zone known as Condesa consists of three colonias: Condesa, Hipódromo and Hipódromo-Condesa. It is well known for its Art Deco architecture. It was developed at the turn of the 20th century in what was... , Colonia RomaColonia Roma is a neighborhood in the central borough of Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City. Officially what locals call Colonia Roma are actually two neighborhoods: Colonia Roma Sur and Colonia Roma Norte. It is well known for its Beaux-Arts architecture... , Parque España, Parque México, Colonia San Rafael, Colonia Juárez (Mexico City)Colonia Juarez is one of the better–known neighborhoods or colonias in Mexico City. Its boundaries are: the corner of Paseo de la Reforma and Eje Bucarili to the north, Avenida Chapultepec to the south, Eje 1 Poniente to the east and Circuito Interior José Vasconcelos to the west.In the 1860s, this... , Centro (Mexico City), Salto del Agua, Zona RosaThe Zona Rosa is the name used to refer to a part of Colonia Juarez in Mexico City, just south of Paseo de la Reforma. this is called the pink zone because of the pink tiles on the street today.... , Plaza de las Tres CulturasThe Plaza de las Tres Culturas is the main square within the Tlatelolco neighbourhood of Mexico City.The square contains the remains of Aztec temples and is flanked by the Catholic church of Santiago Tlatelolco and a massive housing complex built in 1964... , Templo Mayor, Academia de San Carlos, Alameda Central, Hemiciclo a JuárezJuárez may refer to a number of places and things, most of which are named after Benito Juárez, President of Mexico on several occasions during the 19th century.Mexican cities and towns... , Café Tacuba, Casa Bóker, Casa Borda, Casa de Cortés, Casa de La MalincheLa Malinche , known also as Malintzin, Malinali or Doña Marina, was a woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who played an active and powerful role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico, acting as interpreter, advisor and intermediary for Hernán Cortés... , Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana.The Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana is a small liberal arts university in downtown Mexico City. It has remained completely free of any kind of political or religious influence, while deeply compromised with its social environment... , Reloj Chino, Casa de los AzulejosThe Casa de los Azulejos or House of Tiles is an 18th century palace built by the Count del Valle de Orizaba family. What makes this palace, in the City of Palaces, distinctive is that is its facade on three sides is completely covered in the expensive blue and white tile of Puebla state. The... , Torre LatinoamericanaThe Torre Latinoamericana is a building in downtown Mexico City, Mexico. Its central location, height and history make it one of Mexico City's most important landmarks... , Colegio de San Ildefonso, Edificio Guardiola, Plaza GaribaldiPlaza Garibaldi is located in the historic center of Mexico City, on Eje Central between historic Calle Republica de Honduras and Calle Republica de Peru, a few blocks north of the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The original name of this plaza was Plaza Santa Cecelia, but in 1910 it was renamed in... , Plaza de Santo Domingo, Escultura El Caballito, Edificio Guardiola, Palacio de Iturbide, Jardín Santiago TlatelolcoTlatelolco may refer to:*Tlatelolco , a pre-Columbian Aztec citystate.*Tlatelolco , an area within modern Mexico City.*Tlatelolco , an archaeological site in Mexico City.... , Monumento a la Independencia (El Ángel), Torre MayorThe Torre Mayor is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. With a height of 225 meters to the top floor, and 55 stories, it is the tallest building in Latin America, surpassing in mid-2003 the 220 meter high towers of Parque Central Complex, in Caracas, Venezuela, which were, between 1999 and 2003,... , Palacio de Minería, Palacio Nacional, Mexico City Metropolitan CathedralThe Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is the largest and oldest cathedral in the Americas and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. It is situated atop the former Aztec sacred precinct near the Templo Mayor on the northern side of the Plaza de la Constitución in downtown Mexico City...
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Jose Luis Muñoz Soria (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 07 |
Gustavo A. Madero Gustavo A. Madero is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided.Founded as "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1563, it became the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828, and finally a delegación in 1931; as such, it was named after Gustavo A. Madero, the brother and... |
1,233,922 |
14,245 |
Basílica de Guadalupe, Calzada de los Misterios, Antigua Basílica de Guadalupe, Cerro del Tepeyac, Iglesia D, Planetario Luis Enrique Erro, Acueducto de Guadalupe, Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón |
Francisco Chiguil Figueroa (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 08 |
IztacalcoIztacalco is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It is located in the east central part of the district, bounded to the north by Venustiano Carranza, to the west by Benito Juárez, to the south by Iztapalapa, and to the east by the municipality of... |
410,717 |
17,935 |
Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezThe Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a 4.421-km race track in Mexico City, Mexico, named for the famous racing drivers Ricardo and Pedro Rodríguez.... , Antiguo Convento de San Matías, Parroquia de Santa Anita Zacatlalmanco Uéhuetl, Jardín Hidalgo, Palacio de los Deportes, Foro Sol |
Erasto Ensastiga Santiago (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 09 |
IztapalapaIztapalapa is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. Its name is derived from the Nahuatl words Iztapalli , ātl , and -pan , and can be translated as "on the stones of the water" , alluding to its former position on the banks of Texcoco Lake.Iztapalapa is... |
1,771,673 |
15,398 |
Cerro de la Estrella, Museo del Fuego Nuevo, Molino de Papel, Ex-convento San Matías Culhuacán, Museo Cabeza de Juárez, Capilla de la Asunción de María, Central de Abastos, Santuario del Señor de la Cuevita, Museo San Miguel Teotongo |
Horacio Martinez Mesa (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 10 |
Magdalena Contreras |
221,762 |
2,943 |
Battle of Padierna (1847), Zona Arqueológica El Mazatepetl, Templo de La Magdalena, Teatro Independencia, Iglesia de san Jerónimo, Capilla de San Nicolás Totolapan, Parque Ecológico Los Dinamos, Iglesia de la Purísima Concepción, Parque Ecológico Ejidal San Nicolás Totolapan |
Héctor Guijosa Mora (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 11 |
Miguel HidalgoMiguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. The borough includes some of the most affluent parts of Mexico City, such as Lomas de Chapultepec and Polanco.Miguel Hidalgo, D.F... |
351,846 |
7,583 |
Chapultepec Chapultepec is a large hill on the outskirts of central Mexico City... , Calzada de los Poetas, Monolito a TlálocTlaloc was an important deity in Aztec religion, a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a beneficent god who gave life and sustenance, but he was also feared for his ability to send hail, thunder and lightning, and for being the lord of the powerful element of water. In Aztec iconography he... , Los PinosLos Pinos is both Mexico's official presidential residence and offices, the home – for a six-year period – of the President of Mexico.... Official Residence, Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres, National AuditoriumNational Auditorium is one of the main concert and performance centres in Mexico City, which also was a sports venue in the past.Constructed in 1952, it was used for volleyball and basketball matches of the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games and had seen performances of the San Francisco... , Conservatorio Nacional de Música, Chapultepec ZooChapultepec Zoo is a Mexican zoo located in Chapultepec; it is one of four zoos near Mexico City, and the best known Mexican zoo. It was founded 6 July 1923 by Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera using donations from private citizens and governmental funds from the Ministry of Agriculture and... , Atlantis Marine Park, Petróleos Fountain, Chapultepec Fountain, El Granero Theatre, Casa del Lago, Caracol Museum, Museum of Natural History, Museum of Modern Art, Papalote Museo del Niño, National Museum of Anthropology and History, Chapultepec Castle, Cárcamo del Río Lerma, Chapultepec Lake, Tamayo Contemporary Art MuseumMexico's Tamayo Contemporary Art Museum , located on Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico City, was opened in 1981 as a repository for the collection that Rufino Tamayo and his wife Olga acquired during their lifetimes and ultimately gifted to the nation. The architect was Teodoro González de León, a... , Niños HéroesThe Niños Héroes , also known as the Heroic Cadets or Boy Soldiers, were six teenage military cadets who died defending Mexico at Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle from invading U.S... Monument, Árbol de la Noche Triste, Paseo de la ReformaPaseo de la Reforma is a 12 kilometer long boulevard in Mexico City, Mexico, built during the Second Mexican Empire by the Austrian military officer and engineer Ferdinand von Rosenzweig. When it was inaugurated, the avenue was given the name of Paseo del Emperador... , Iglesia Mayor del Pueblo de Tacuba, Casa de los Espejos, PolancoPolanco is the name that usually refers to a group of seven official neighborhoods in Mexico City, located north of Chapultepec Park. The official names of the neighborhoods are: Los Morales , Del Bosque, Polanco Reforma, Polanco Chapultepec, Chapultepec Morales, Bosque de Chapultepec and... |
Gabriela Cuevas Barron Gabriela Cuevas Barron is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party who is the head of Miguel Hidalgo, one of the 16 boroughs of the Mexican Federal District.... (PANThe National Action Party , is a center-right, Christian democratic party and one of the three main political parties in Mexico. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the party does not have a majority in either the house of the... ) |
| 12 |
Milpa Alta Milpa Alta is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It is the second largest and most rural of all delegaciones.... |
96,744 |
341 |
San Pedro Actopan San Pedro Actopan is a small town about 15 miles southwest of the center of Mexico City. It is located in the Milpa Alta borough of Mexico's Federal District.... , Ex-convento de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Ermita del Calvario, Ex-convento de San Antonio de Padua, Capilla del Señor de Chalma, La Gran Palapa, Museo Cuartel General de Emiliano ZapataEmiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz... |
José Luis Cabrera Padilla (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 13 |
TláhuacTláhuac is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It is located on the east edge of the district and is largely rural in character. The main town, San Pedro Tláhuac, is situated alongside a lake, and is the site of a 16th century church.The area was first... |
302,483 |
3,296 |
Plaza Principal Tláhuac, Panteón de Mixquic, Puerta de Tlaltenco, Iglesia y Convento de San Andrés Mixquic, Iglesia de Santa Catarina, Museo Regional de Tláhuac, Museo Regional de San Andrés Mixquic San Andrés Mixquic is a small town located in the Tláhuac borough of the Mexican Federal District, on the south-eastern fringes of Mexico City.... , Bosque de Tláhuac, Ceroo de Ayaquemetl, Pueblo de San Pedro Tláhuac, Pueblo de San Francisco Tlaltenco, Pueblo de San Nicolás Tetelco, Pueblo de Santa Catarina Yacahuizotl |
Gilberto Ensastiga Santiago (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
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Tlalpan Tlalpan is the largest of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. Tlalpan is the home of Ajusco, a volcanic mountain peak and National Park, one of the highest mountains in Mexico City.... |
580,776 |
1,904 |
El Colegio de MéxicoEl Colegio de México, A.C. is a prestigious Mexican institute of higher education, specializing in teaching and research in the social sciences and the humanities. It is also considered one of Mexico's think tanks. It is divided into "centros" equivalent to U.S... , Six Flags MéxicoSix Flags México is an amusement park owned by Six Flags Inc. and the only Six Flags park operating outside Northern America. It is located in the Tlalpan forest and borough, on the southern edge of Mexico City, Mexico. Six Flags México has become one of the most important theme parks in Mexico... ,Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Bosque de Tlalpan, Parque Nacional Cumbres del Ajusco, Zona Arqueológica Cuicuilco, Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli, Parroquia de San Agustín de las Cuevas, Casa de Moneda, Casa de Antonio López de Santa Anna, Casa Chata |
Guillermo Sánchez Torres (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 15 |
Venustiano CarranzaVenustiano Carranza is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It was formed in 1970 when the former subdivision of Mexico City was split up; the delegaciones of Miguel Hidalgo, Benito Juárez, and Cuauhtémoc also resulted from this split.The borough was named... |
462,089 |
13,827 |
Benito Juárez International Airport, Pueblo de la Magdalena Mixhuca, Cerro Chico Peñón de los Baños, Ex-templo de San Lázaro, Cámara de Diputados, Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros TAPO, Archivo General de la Nación (ex-Palacio de Lecumberri The Palacio de Lecumberri is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, which now houses the General National Archive .... ) Templo de San Antonio Tomatlán |
Julio César Moreno Rivera (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
| 16 |
Xochimilco Xochimilco is one of the sixteen delegaciones or boroughs within Mexican Federal District. It is located within Mexico City, south of the city center. To the north it has borders with Coyoacán, Tlalpan and Iztapalapa; to the west with Tláhuac; and to the southeast with Milpa Alta... |
368,798 |
2,946 |
Lake XochimilcoLake Xochimilco is an ancient endorheic lake located in the Valley of Mexico, part of a series of lakes, which included the brackish Lake Texcoco, Lake Zumpango, and Lake Xaltocan and the fresh water Lake Chalco... , Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Museo Arqueológico de Xochimilco, Bosque de Nativitas, Embarcadero Belem de las Flores, Parque Ecológico de Xochimilco Pex, Parroquia y Ex-convento de San Bernardino de Siena, Mercado de Plantas y Flores de Cuemanco |
Adolfo Uriel González Monzón (PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:... ) |
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Total / Average |
8,591,309 |
5,767 |
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14 PRDThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.-History:...
2 PANThe National Action Party , is a center-right, Christian democratic party and one of the three main political parties in Mexico. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the party does not have a majority in either the house of the...
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Mexican post codes beginning with "02" are in Azcapotzalco; those beginning with "14" are in Tlalpan, etc.