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Mexico City Ciudad de México |
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| City of Mexico | |||
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Skyline of Polanco, Palacio de Bellas Artes, The National Palace, Angel of Independence and Torre Latinoamericana.
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| Motto: La Ciudad de los Palacios (The City of Palaces) |
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_in_Mexico_(zoom).svg) México City within Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 19°26′N 99°8′W / 19.433°N 99.133°WCoordinates: 19°26′N 99°8′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W | |||
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 Mexico
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 Miguel Ángel Mancera
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| Area | |||
| • Capital | 1,485 km2 (573 sq mi) | ||
| Ranked 32nd | |||
| Elevation | 2,250 m (7,380 ft) | ||
| Highest elevation | 3,930 m (12,890 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Capital | 8,918,653 | ||
| • Rank | 2nd | ||
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 1st | ||
| • Urban | 20.4 million | ||
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| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| Postal code | 00–16 | ||
| Area code | 55 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | MX-DFE | ||
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 0.831 Very High Ranked 1st of 32
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| GDP | $411 billion dollars | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
| ^ b. Area of Mexico City that includes non-urban areas at the south | |||
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| Location | Mexico |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, iv, v |
| Reference | 412 |
| UNESCO region | Europe and North America |
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| Inscription | 1987 (11th Session) |
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico's biggest Public Institution
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UNAM |
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| Location | Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico |
| Official name | Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Designated | 2007 (31st session) |
| Reference no. | 1250 |
| State Party | Mexico |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Mexico City, officially City of Mexico (Spanish: Ciudad de México 
audio , American Spanish: [sjuˈða(ð) ðe ˈme.xi.ko]; abbreviated as "CDMX"), is the capital and most populous city of Mexico. As an "alpha" global city, Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft). The city consists of sixteen municipalities (previously called boroughs).
The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was approximately 8.84 million people, with a land area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the Greater Mexico City population is 21.2 million people, making it the largest metropolitan area of the world's western hemisphere and both the tenth-largest agglomeration and largest Spanish-speaking city in the world.
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