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Mexico is divided into 31 states (estados) and a federal district. Each state has its own constitution and its citizens elect a governor as well as representatives to their respective state congresses.
1.Aguascalientes
2.Baja California
3.Baja California Sur
4.Campeche
5.Chiapas
6.Chihuahua
7.Coahuila
8.Colima
9.Durango
10.Guanajuato
11.Guerrero
12.Hidalgo
13.Jalisco
14.México
15.Michoacán
16.Morelos
17.Nayarit
18.Nuevo León
19.Oaxaca
20.Puebla
21.Querétaro
22.Quintana Roo
23.San Luis Potosí
24.Sinaloa
25.Sonora
26.Tabasco
27.Tamaulipas
28.Tlaxcala
29.Veracruz
30.Yucatán
31.Zacatecas (Federal District)
The Federal District is a special political division in Mexico, where the national capital, Mexico City, is located. It enjoys more limited local rule than the nation's "free and sovereign states": only since 1997 have its citizens been able to elect a Head of Government. Much of the capital city's metropolitan area overflows the limits of the Federal District.
The following is a list of the principal Metropolitan Areas of Mexico in order of population as reported in the 2005 census
Rank City State Population Region
| 01 |
Mexico City |
Federal District and State of Mexico |
19.23 million |
Center South |
| 02 |
Guadalajara |
Jalisco |
4.10 million |
West |
| 03 |
Monterrey |
Nuevo Leon |
3.66 million |
North East |
| 04 |
Puebla |
Puebla |
2.11 million |
East |
| 05 |
Toluca |
México |
1.61 million |
Center South |
| 06 |
Tijuana |
Baja California |
1.48 million |
North West |
| 07 |
León |
Guanajuato |
1.43 million |
Center |
| 08 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Chihuahua |
1.31 million |
North West |
| 09 |
Torreón |
Coahuila |
1.11 million |
North East |
| 10 |
San Luis Potosí |
San Luis Potosí |
0.96 million |
Center |
| 11 |
Querétaro |
Querétaro |
0.92 million |
Center |
| 12 |
Mérida |
Yucatán |
0.90 million |
South East |
| 13 |
Mexicali |
Baja California |
0.85 million |
North West |
| 14 |
Aguascalientes |
Aguascalientes |
0.81 million |
Center |
| 15 |
Tampico |
Tamaulipas |
0.80 million |
North East |
| 16 |
Cuernavaca |
Morelos |
0.79 million |
Center |
| 17 |
Acapulco |
Guerrero |
0.79 million |
South |
| 18 |
Chihuahua |
Chihuahua |
0.78 million |
North East |
| 19 |
Culiacán |
Sinaloa |
0.76 million |
North Wes |
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