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Administrative divisions of Mexico

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The United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities (Spanish: entidades federativas) (31 states and 1 federal district).

According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign.[1] Each state has their own congress and constitution, but the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress and government. The territory of the Federal District, commonly known as Mexico City, serves as the national capital.

Divisions of Mexico

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See the main article: Territorial evolution of Mexico

Federal district

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Entity Official Name Flag Area Population (2010)[2] Date of establishment
Ciudad de México Distrito Federal 0 1,485 km2
(573.4 sq mi) 		08,720,916 181912141824-11-18[3]

States

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States of Mexico
State Official Name

Estado Libre y Soberano de:

Flag Capital Largest city Area[4] Population (2010)[2] Order of Admission
to Federation 		Date of Admission
to Federation
Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Aguascalientes 0056185,618 km2 (2,169 sq mi) 011849961,184,996 2424 181912141857-02-05[5]
Baja California Baja California Mexicali Tijuana 07144671,446 km2 (27,585 sq mi) 031550703,155,070 2929 181912141952-01-16[6]
Baja California Sur Baja California Sur La Paz La Paz 07392273,922 km2 (28,541 sq mi) 00637026637,026 3131 181912141974-10-08[7]
Campeche Campeche San Francisco de Campeche San Francisco de Campeche 05792457,924 km2 (22,365 sq mi) 00822441822,441 2525 181912141863-04-29[8]
Chiapas Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez 07328973,289 km2 (28,297 sq mi) 047965804,796,580 1919 181912141824-09-14[9]
Chihuahua Chihuahua Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez 247455247,455 km2 (95,543 sq mi) 034064653,406,465 1818 181912141824-07-06[9]
Coahuila1 4 Coahuila de Zaragoza Saltillo Torreón 151563151,563 km2 (58,519 sq mi) 027483912,748,391 1616 181912141824-05-07[9]
Colima Colima Colima Manzanillo 0056255,625 km2 (2,172 sq mi) 00650,555 650,555 2323 1856120909-12-1856[10][11]
Durango Durango Victoria de Durango Victoria de Durango 123451123,451 km2 (47,665 sq mi) 016329341,632,934 1717 181912141824-05-22[9]
Guanajuato Guanajuato Guanajuato León 03060830,608 km2 (11,818 sq mi) 054863725,486,372 022 181912141823-12-20[9]
Guerrero Guerrero Chilpancingo
de los Bravo 		Acapulco de Juárez 06362163,621 km2 (24,564 sq mi) 033887683,388,768 2121 181912141849-10-27[12]
Hidalgo Hidalgo Pachuca de Soto Pachuca de Soto 02084620,846 km2 (8,049 sq mi) 026650182,665,018 2626 181912141869-01-16[13]
Jalisco Jalisco Guadalajara Guadalajara 07859978,599 km2 (30,347 sq mi) 073506827,350,682 099 181912141823-12-23[9]
México México Toluca de Lerdo Ecatepec de Morelos 02235722,357 km2 (8,632 sq mi) 1517586215,175,862 011 181912141823-12-20[9]
Michoacán Michoacán de Ocampo Morelia Morelia 05864358,643 km2 (22,642 sq mi) 043510374,351,037 055 181912141823-12-22[9]
Morelos Morelos Cuernavaca Cuernavaca 0048934,893 km2 (1,889 sq mi) 017772271,777,227 2727 181912141869-04-17[14]
Nayarit Nayarit Tepic Tepic 02781527,815 km2 (10,739 sq mi) 010849791,084,979 2828 181912141917-01-26[15]
Nuevo León4 Nuevo León Monterrey Monterrey 06422064,220 km2 (24,800 sq mi) 046534584,653,458 1515 181912141824-05-07[9]
Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca de Juárez Oaxaca de Juárez 09379393,793 km2 (36,214 sq mi) 038019623,801,962 033 181912141823-12-21[9]
Puebla Puebla Puebla de Zaragoza Puebla de Zaragoza 03429034,290 km2 (13,240 sq mi) 057798295,779,829 044 181912141823-12-21[9]
Querétaro Querétaro Santiago de Querétaro Santiago de Querétaro 01168411,684 km2 (4,511 sq mi) 018279371,827,937 1111 181912141823-12-23[9]
Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Chetumal Cancún 04236142,361 km2 (16,356 sq mi) 013255781,325,578 3030 181912141974-10-08[16]
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí 06098360,983 km2 (23,546 sq mi) 025855182,585,518 066 181912141823-12-22[9]
Sinaloa Sinaloa Culiacán Culiacán 05737757,377 km2 (22,153 sq mi) 027677612,767,761 2020 181912141830-10-14[17]
Sonora2 Sonora Hermosillo Hermosillo 179503179,503 km2 (69,306 sq mi) 026624802,662,480 1212 181912141824-01-10[9]
Tabasco5 Tabasco Villahermosa Villahermosa 02473824,738 km2 (9,551 sq mi) 022386032,238,603 1313 181912141824-02-07[9]
Tamaulipas4 Tamaulipas Ciudad Victoria Reynosa 08017580,175 km2 (30,956 sq mi) 032685543,268,554 1414 181912141824-02-07[9]
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl Vicente Guerrero 0039913,991 km2 (1,541 sq mi) 011699361,169,936 2222 181912141856-12-09[18]
Veracruz Veracruz de
Ignacio de la Llave 		Xalapa Veracruz 07182071,820 km2 (27,730 sq mi) 076431947,643,194 077 181912141823-12-22[9]
Yucatán3 Yucatán Mérida Mérida 03961239,612 km2 (15,294 sq mi) 019555771,955,577 088 181912141823-12-23[9]
Zacatecas Zacatecas Zacatecas Zacatecas 07553975,539 km2 (29,166 sq mi) 014906681,490,668 1010 181912141823-12-23[9]

Notes:

  1. Joined the federation with the name of Coahuila y Texas.
  2. Joined the federation with the name of Estado de Occidente also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa.
  3. Joined the federation as República Federada de Yucatán[19] (English: Federated Republic of Yucatán) formed by the current states of Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitely rejoined in 1848.
  4. States of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Coahuila became independent de facto in 1840 to form the República del Río Grande (English: Republic of the Rio Grande); never consolidated its independence because independent forces were defeated by the centralist forces.[20]
  5. State of Tabasco seceded from Mexico on two occasions, the first on February 13, 1841, rejoining again on December 2, 1842. And the second time was from November 9, 1846 to December 8 of that year.
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References

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  1. ↑ "Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States" (PDF). Supreme Court of Mexico. p. 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Censo 2010
  3. ↑ "Conmemora la Secretaría de Cultura el 185 Aniversario del Decreto de Creación del Distrito Federal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  4. ↑ "INEGI". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  5. ↑ "Calendario de Eventos Cívicos - Febrero". Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  6. ↑ "Transformación Política de Territorio Norte de la Baja California a Estado 29". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  7. ↑ "Secretaria de Educación Publica". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  8. ↑ "Secretaria de Educación Publica". Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 "Las Diputaciones Provinciales" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 15.
  10. ↑ "Portal Ciudadano de Baja California". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  11. ↑ "Universidad de Colima". Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  12. ↑ "Erección del Estado de Guerrero". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  13. ↑ "Congreso del Estado Libre y Soberano de Hidalgo". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  14. ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  15. ↑ "Gobierno del Estado de Tlaxcala". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  16. ↑ "Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  17. ↑ "500 años de México en documentos". Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  18. ↑ "Portal Gobierno del Estado de Tlaxcala". Archived from the original on 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  19. ↑ "La historia de la República de Yucatán". Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  20. ↑ "República de Río Grande, el País que no pudo ser" (in Spanish).
  • Political Constitution of the United Mexican States; articles 2, and 42 through 48
  • Law of Linguistic Rights or "Ley de los Derechos Lingüísticos" approved in 2001.juihu b
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