Boroughs of Mexico City
Administrative divisions of Mexico City
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Boroughs (Spanish: demarcaciones territoriales, lit. 'territorial demarcations') are the subdivisions of Mexico City, the capital city and a federative entity of Mexico. As of 2026, there are 16 boroughs in Mexico City.[1] Each borough is headed by a borough mayor (alcalde), which makes it colloquially known as alcaldía.[2] The traditional center of Mexico City comprises four boroughs: Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo, and Venustiano Carranza.
| Borough demarcación territorial (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
Mexico City boroughs | |
| Category | Borough / City district |
| Location |  Mexico |
| Found in | Mexico City |
| Number | 16 (as of July 2025) |
| Populations | Smallest: 152,685 (Milpa Alta) Largest: 1,835,486 (Iztapalapa) |
| Areas | Smallest: 23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi) (Iztacalco) Largest: 314.5 km2 (121.4 sq mi) (Tlalpan) |
| Government |
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| Subdivisions | |
Mexico City is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, with the others being the 31 states. It was named Distrito Federal (Federal District) until February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the Ciudad de México.[3] According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the second most populated entity with 9,209,944 inhabitants and the smallest by land area, spanning 1,494.3 square kilometres (577.0 sq mi).[4][5]
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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.[1] 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.[4] The largest borough by land area is Tlalpan, which spans 314.50 km2 (121.43 sq mi), and the smallest is Iztacalco, with 23.10 km2 (8.92 sq mi).[5]
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.[6]
Boroughs
| Name | Seal | Population (2020)[4] |
Population (2010)[7] |
Change | Land area[5] | Population density (2020) |
Incorporation date[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | sq mi | |||||||
| Álvaro Obregón[a] |  |
759,137 | 727,034 | +4.4% | 95.9 | 37.0 | 7,915.9/km2 (20,502.1/sq mi) | 15 February 1826 |
| Azcapotzalco |  |
432,205 | 414,711 | +4.2% | 33.5 | 12.9 | 12,901.6/km2 (33,415.1/sq mi) | 6 August 1826 |
| Benito Juárez |  |
434,153 | 385,439 | +12.6% | 26.7 | 10.3 | 16,260.4/km2 (42,114.3/sq mi) | 29 December 1970 |
| Coyoacán |  |
614,447 | 620,416 | −1.0% | 53.9 | 20.8 | 11,399.8/km2 (29,525.2/sq mi) | 6 August 1824 |
| Cuajimalpa |  |
217,686 | 186,391 | +16.8% | 71.2 | 27.5 | 3,057.4/km2 (7,918.6/sq mi) | 28 July 1899 |
| Cuauhtémoc |  |
545,884 | 531,831 | +2.6% | 32.5 | 12.5 | 16,796.4/km2 (43,502.6/sq mi) | 29 December 1970 |
| Gustavo A. Madero[b] |  |
1,173,351 | 1,185,772 | −1.0% | 87.9 | 33.9 | 13,348.7/km2 (34,573.0/sq mi) | 8 May 1861 |
| Iztacalco[c] |  |
404,695 | 384,326 | +5.3% | 23.1 | 8.9 | 17,519.3/km2 (45,374.7/sq mi) | 5 March 1862 |
| Iztapalapa |  |
1,835,486 | 1,815,786 | +1.1% | 113.2 | 43.7 | 16,214.5/km2 (41,995.5/sq mi) | 5 March 1862 |
| La Magdalena Contreras |  |
247,622 | 239,086 | +3.6% | 63.4 | 24.5 | 3,905.7/km2 (10,115.7/sq mi) | 31 December 1928 |
| Miguel Hidalgo |  |
414,470 | 372,889 | +11.2% | 46.4 | 17.9 | 8,932.5/km2 (23,135.2/sq mi) | 29 December 1970 |
| Milpa Alta |  |
152,685 | 130,582 | +16.9% | 298.2 | 115.1 | 512.0/km2 (1,326.1/sq mi) | 15 December 1826 |
| Tláhuac[d] |  |
392,313 | 360,265 | +8.9% | 85.9 | 33.2 | 4,567.1/km2 (11,828.7/sq mi) | 15 February 1826 |
| Tlalpan[e] |  |
699,928 | 650,567 | +7.6% | 314.5 | 121.4 | 2,225.5/km2 (5,764.1/sq mi) | 8 April 1825 |
| Venustiano Carranza |  |
443,704 | 430,978 | +3.0% | 32.5 | 12.5 | 13,652.4/km2 (35,359.6/sq mi) | 29 December 1970 |
| Xochimilco |  |
442,178 | 415,007 | +6.5% | 114.1 | 44.1 | 3,875.4/km2 (10,037.1/sq mi) | 6 August 1826 |
| Mexico City | — | 9,209,944 | 8,851,080 | +4.1% | 1,494.3 | 577.0 | 6,163.4/km2 (15,963.1/sq mi) | — |
| Mexico | — | 126,014,024 | 112,336,538 | +12.2% | 1,960,646.7 | 757,010 | 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) | — |
Mayors
| Borough | Mayor | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Obregón | .svg){kind=small} Javier López Casarín | 2024 |
| Azcapotzalco | .svg){kind=logo} Nancy Marlene Núñez Reséndiz | 2024 |
| Benito Juárez | .svg){kind=logo} Luis Mendoza Acevedo | 2024 |
| Coyoacán | Giovani Gutiérrez Aguilar | 2021 |
| Cuajimalpa | Carlos Orvañanos Rea | 2024 |
| Cuauhtémoc | .svg){kind=logo} 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 | .svg){kind=logo} Circe Camacho Bastida | 2024 |
