Mexican Federal District

DISTRITO FEDERAL
(Federal District)

Other Mexican States

Capital

Mexico City

Area

1,479 km²
Ranked 32nd

Population
(2000 census)

8,591,300
Ranked 2nd

Head of Govt
(2000-06)

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)

Federal Deputies (30)

PRD = 27
PAN = 3

Federal Senators

PAN = 1
PVEM = 1
PRD = 1

ISO 3166-2
Postal abbr.

MX-DF
D.F.

The Mexican Federal District or Distrito Federal ("DF") is an area within the nation of Mexico that is not part of any of the States of Mexico, but is administered by the Mexican Federal Government. The core of the vast Mexico City conurbation is within the Federal District.

The state of Mexico borders the DF on three sides, with the state of Morelos to the more rural and mountainous south. The pear-shaped Federal District covers a surface area of 1,479 km², with a population of some 8,591,000 according to the year 2000 census.

For local government purposes, the DF is divided into 16 boroughs (delegaciones):

Álvaro Obregón, Azcapotzalco, Benito Juárez, Coyoacán, Cuajimalpa, Cuauhtémoc, Gustavo A. Madero, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, Magdalena Contreras, Miguel Hidalgo, Milpa Alta, Tláhuac, Tlalpan, Venustiano Carranza, and Xochimilco.

Each delegación is further divided into a variable number of neighborhoods (colonias). See also: Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District.

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