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• Mexico City is the capital of the country of Mexico and its most populous metropolitan area with close to 9 million residents - making it one of the largest cities in the world (third only to Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea). As the seat of government and the center of Mexico's economic system, Mexico city is the cultural heart of the country. The city is divided up into 16 boroughs or "delegaciones" under the government of the "Federal District."

• Fast Facts

  1. Country: Mexico
  2. Language spoken: Spanish
  3. Currency: Mexican peso (MXN)
  4. Country code: +52
  5. Area code: 55
  6. Time zone: CST (GMT - 6 hrs)
  7. Airport code: MEX
  8. Founded: 1335
  9. City population: 8,720,916 (2005)City Population: Mexico City Population
  10. Average climate: 50-68°F (winter), 70-82°F (summer)Wcities: Mexico City Climate
  11. Largest metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere
  12. Traditionally known as La Ciudad de los Palacios ("the City of Palaces")

• Boroughs

  • Álvaro Obregón
  • Azcapotzalco
  • Benito Juárez
  • Coyoacán
  • Cuajimalpa
  • Cuauhtémoc
  • Gustavo A. Madero
  • Iztacalco
  • Iztapalapa
  • Magdalena Contreras
  • Miguel Hidalgo
  • Milpa Alta
  • Tláhuac
  • Tlalpan
  • Venustiano Carranza
  • Xochimilco

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