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Encyclopedia > Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District

The Mexican Federal District is divided into 16 boroughs (delegaciones) for local government and administrative purposes. These do not have regulatory powers, which are mostly centralized in the Federal District government. The head of a borough is called a jefe delegacional in Spanish. The Mexican Federal District, known in Spanish as Distrito Federal (D.F.), is an area within Mexico that is not part of any of the Mexican states, but an independent self-governing city-state and the seat of the Federal Government. ...

Borough Population People / km² People and places Borough Mayor
01 Álvaro Obregón 685,327 8,877 San Ángel, 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 Leonel Luna Estrada (PRD)
02 Azcapotzalco 440,558 13,230 Alejandro Carbajal Gonzalez (PRD)
03 Benito Juárez 359,334 13,494 German de la Garza Estrada (PAN)
04 Coyoacán 639,021 11,858 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México|UNAM]], Casa de Frida Kahlo, Estadio Azteca, Ex-convento de Churubusco, Viveros de Coyoacán, Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Casa-museo de León Trotski, Casa Colorada, Casa de los Camilos, Casa Municipal, Casa de Diego de Ordaz, Casa del Indio Fernández, Casa de Alvarado, Casa de Dolores del Río Antonio Heberto Castillo Juárez (PRD)
05 Cuajimalpa 151,127 1,867 Remedios Ledesma Garcia (PRD)
06 Cuauhtémoc 515,132 15,880 Zócalo, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Paseo de la Reforma, Tepito, Colonia Condesa, Colonia Roma, Parque España, Parque México, Centro Histórico Jose Luis Muñoz Soria (PRD)
07 Gustavo A. Madero 1,233,922 14,245 Basilica of Guadalupe Francisco Chiguil Figueroa(PRD)
08 Iztacalco 410,717 17,935 Erasto Ensastiga Santiago(PRD)
09 Iztapalapa 1,771,673 15,398 Cerro de la Estrella Horacio Martinez Mesa(PRD)
10 Magdalena Contreras  221,762 2,943 Battle of Padierna (1847) Héctor Guijosa Mora (PRD)
11 Miguel Hidalgo 351,846 7,583 Chapultepec Gabriela Cuevas Barrón (PAN)
12 Milpa Alta 96,744 341 San Pedro Actopan José Luis Cabrera Padilla (PRD)
13 Tláhuac 302,483 3,296 Gilberto Ensastiga Santiago (PRD)
14 Tlalpan 580,776 1,904 El Colegio de México, Six Flags México Guillermo Sánchez Torres (PRD)
15 Venustiano Carranza 462,089 13,827 Benito Juárez International Airport Julio César Moreno Rivera(PRD)
16 Xochimilco 368,798 2,946 Xochimilco Lake Adolfo Uriel González Monzón (PRD)
  Total / Average 8,591,309 5,767 13 PRD, 2 (1) PAN, 1 PRI (1 independent)


Image File history File links Boroughs_of_Mexican_Federal_District_numbered. ... Álvaro Obregón is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... The traditional neighborhood of San Angel lies to the southeast of Mexico City. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Azcapotzalco (Place of the ants in Nahuatl) is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Benito Juárez is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... Look up Pan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Location of Coyoacán within the Mexican Federal District Jardín Centenario Plaza Hidalgo Coyoacán (Place of the coyotes in Nahuatl) is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, commonly abbreviated as UNAM) was founded in 1551, making it the oldest in America. ... Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird - 1940 Frida Kahlo (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter of the indigenous culture of her country in a style combining Realism, Symbolism and Surrealism, an active communist supporter, and wife of the Mexican muralist and cubist painter... Aztec Stadium, safe stadium. ... Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. ... El Indio Fernández (born Emilio Fernández Romo March 26, 1904 Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila – August 6, 1986) was a Mexican actor, screenwriter and director of the Cinema of Mexico. ... Dolores Del Rio Dolores del Río (August 3, 1905 – April 11, 1983) was a Mexican film actress. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Cuajimalpa (formally: Cuajimalpa de Morelos) is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Cuauhtémoc is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... The Zócalo, Mexico City Catedral Metropolitana Zócalo is a Mexican Spanish term for a town square or town center where social and business transactions take place. ... Palacio de Bellas Artes The Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is the premier opera house of Mexico City. ... Paseo de la Reforma (Reform Avenue) is a 12 km long grand avenue in Mexico City. ... Tepito is an area located in Mexico City. ... Condesa is a neighborhood in the central borough of Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City. ... Colonia Roma is a neighborhood in the central borough of Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Gustavo A. Madero is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... Exterior view of the modern Basilica. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Iztacalco is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Iztapalapa is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... The Hill of the Star (Spanish: Cerro de la Estrella) is the site of a 1,500 year old pyramid of the Teotihuacano culture, located under a Roman Catholic religious site in the Iztapalapa district of Mexico City that was discovered on April 5, 2006. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Magdalena Contreras is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... The Battle of Contreras (also known, particularly in Mexico, as the Battle of Padierna) took place during the night of August 19–20 in the final encounters of the Mexican-American War. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Miguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... Chapultepec (Chapoltepēc = at the grasshopper hill in the Nahuatl language) is a large hill on the outskirts of central Mexico City with much significance in Mexican history. ... Look up Pan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Milpa Alta is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... San Pedro Actopan is a small town about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the center of Mexico City. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Tláhuac is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... The Ajusco Mountains in Tlalpan, Mexico City Tlalpan is the largest of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District (Mexico City) is divided. ... El Colegio de México (informally: Colmex) is a prestigious Mexican institute of higher education, specialising in teaching and research in the fields of social sciences and the humanities. ... Six Flags México is an amusement park owned by the Six Flags chain of parks. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Venustiano Carranza is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... The Mexico City International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México) known as Benito Juárez International Airport (IATA: MEX, ICAO: MMMX) serves Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Xochimilco within the Federal District Xochimilco (Nahuatl for in the flowery fields) refers to both: One of the 16 delegaciones (or boroughs) within the Mexican Federal District (Mexico City), and The name of a series of canals within that delegacion, all that remains of the ancient Lake Xochimilco. ... Lake Xochimilco, in a detail from the 1847 Bruff/Disturbell map. ... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... PRD may stand for: Parti radical-démocratique, a political party in Switzerland Partido de la Revolución Democrática, a political party in Mexico Partido Revolucionario Democrático, a political party in Panama Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a political party in the Dominican Republic Pearl River Delta Product requirements document... Look up Pan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... PRI may refer to: Partido Revolucionario Institucional, a major political party in Mexico Public Radio International Primary rate interface Precision Reflex, Inc. ...


Mexican post codes beginning with "02" are in Azcapotzalco; those beginning with "14" are in Tlalpan, etc. A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ...


The population figures (2000 census) are from demographia.com.



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Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (144 words)
The Mexican Federal District is divided into 16 boroughs (delegaciones) for local government and administrative purposes.
The head of a borough is called a jefe delegacional in Spanish.
Mexican post codes beginning with "02" are in Azcapotzalco; those beginning with "14" are in Tlalpan, etc.
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