Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de Mexico), which is also the Federal District (Distrito Federal in Spanish, and hence the abbreviation D.F.) or simply Mexico, is in fact the capital city of the United Mexican States and the most important economic, political and cultural center in the country.

Located in the area where the Texcoco Lake used to be, in central-South Mexico, more precisely in the central plateau, Mexico city is one of the world’s largest cities when it comes to its population and area.

The metropolitan area, including the Federal District and the Estate of Mexico, has a population of about eighteen million.

The Metropolitan area incorporates sixteen delegations of the Federal District, fifty eight adjacent municipalities of Mexico State and one municipality of the state of Hidalgo according to the most recent definition agreed upon members of government.

Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de Mexico), which is also the Federal District (Distrito Federal in Spanish, and hence the abbreviation D.F.) or simply Mexico, is in fact the capital city of the United Mexican States and the most important economic, political and cultural center in the country.

Located in the area where the Texcoco Lake used to be, in central-South Mexico, more precisely in the central plateau, Mexico city is one of the world’s largest cities when it comes to its population and area.

The metropolitan area, including the Federal District and the Estate of Mexico, has a population of about eighteen million.

The Metropolitan area incorporates sixteen delegations of the Federal District, fifty eight adjacent municipalities of Mexico State and one municipality of the state of Hidalgo according to the most recent definition agreed upon members of government.