Boroughs () are the subdivisions of Mexico City, the capital city and a federative entity of Mexico. As of , there are 16 boroughs in Mexico City. Each borough is headed by a borough mayor (), which makes it colloquially known as . The traditional center of Mexico City comprises four boroughs: Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo, and Venustiano Carranza.
Mexico City is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, with the others being the 31 states. It was named (Federal District) until February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the . According to the 2020 census, it is the second most populated entity with inhabitants and the smallest by land area, spanning .
Despite containing the word "city", it is not governed as a city but as a unit consisting of multiple subdivisions. As a result of the political reforms enacted in 2016, it is no longer designated as a federal district and became a city, a member entity of the Mexican federation, the seat of the Powers of the Union, and the capital of Mexico. Thus, Mexico City is not organized into municipalities.
The largest borough by population is Iztapalapa, with 1,835,486 residents, while the smallest is Milpa Alta, with 152,685 residents. Iztacalco is the most densely populated subdivision in Mexico. The largest borough by land area is Tlalpan, which spans , and the smallest is Iztacalco, with .
The most recent boroughs are Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo, and Venustiano Carranza, all established in 1970 out of the former circumscription of Mexico City.
Boroughs Name Seal Population(2020) Population(2010) Change Land area Population density(2020) Incorporation date km2 sq miÁlvaro Obregón Azcapotzalco Benito Juárez Coyoacán Cuajimalpa Cuauhtémoc Gustavo A. Madero Iztacalco Iztapalapa La Magdalena Contreras Miguel Hidalgo Milpa Alta Tláhuac Tlalpan Venustiano Carranza Xochimilco Mexico City — — Mexico — —
Mayors Borough Mayor Since Álvaro Obregón Javier López Casarín 2024 Azcapotzalco Nancy Marlene Núñez Reséndiz 2024 Benito Juárez Luis Mendoza Acevedo 2024 Coyoacán Giovani Gutiérrez Aguilar 2021 Cuajimalpa Carlos Orvañanos Rea 2024 Cuauhtémoc Alessandra Rojo de la Vega 2024 Gustavo A. Madero Janecarlo Lozano Reynoso 2024 Iztacalco Lourdes Paz Reyes 2024 Iztapalapa Aleida Alavez Ruiz 2024 La Magdalena Contreras Fernando Mercado Guaida 2024 Miguel Hidalgo Mauricio Tabe Echartea 2021 Milpa Alta Octavio Rivero Villaseñor 2024 Tláhuac Berenice Hernández Calderón 2021 Tlalpan Gabriela Osorio 2024 Venustiano Carranza Evelyn Parra Álvarez 2021 Xochimilco Circe Camacho Bastida 2024
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External links
Government of Mexico City official website (Spanish)