Population: 9,209,944 (2020)

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Elevation: 7,350 ft (2,240 m)

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Area: 573 mi² (1,485 km²)

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Founded: 13 March 1325

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Mayor / Head of Government: Martí Batres

 

Administrative divisions: 16 boroughs (alcaldías) subdivided into 1,837 neighborhoods (colonias)

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Mexico City is home to:

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• 5 archaeological sites: Templo Mayor, Cerro de la Estrella, Cuicuilco, Tlatelolco, Mixcoac

• the oldest public park in the Americas, Alameda Central (1592)

• the longest avenue in Mexico, Avenida de los Insurgentes (17.9 mi / 28.8 km)

• the first Mexican restaurant, Hostería de Santo Domingo (est. 1860 - closed down in 2021)

• the only royal castle in the Americas, Chapultepec Castle

• the largest urban park in Latin America, Chapultepec Park (1,695 ac / 686 ha)

• the ajolote, an endangered Pokémon-looking amphibian

• 177 museums

• 339 universities

• 33,431 restaurants (2020)

• 338 shopping malls (2021)