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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.
Entity | Official Name | Flag | Area | Population (2010)[2] | Date of establishment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ciudad de México | Distrito Federal | km2 (573.4 sq mi) |
1,4858,720,916 | 1824-11-18[3] |
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 | 5,618 km2 (2,169 sq mi) | 1,184,996 | 24 | 1857-02-05[5] | |
Baja California | Baja California | Mexicali | Tijuana | 71,446 km2 (27,585 sq mi) | 3,155,070 | 29 | 1952-01-16[6] | |
Baja California Sur | Baja California Sur | La Paz | La Paz | 73,922 km2 (28,541 sq mi) | 637,026 | 31 | 1974-10-08[7] | |
Campeche | Campeche | San Francisco de Campeche | San Francisco de Campeche | 57,924 km2 (22,365 sq mi) | 822,441 | 25 | 1863-04-29[8] | |
Chiapas | Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 73,289 km2 (28,297 sq mi) | 4,796,580 | 19 | [9] | 1824-09-14|
Chihuahua | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez | 247,455 km2 (95,543 sq mi) | 3,406,465 | 18 | [9] | 1824-07-06|
Coahuila1 4 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | Saltillo | Torreón | 151,563 km2 (58,519 sq mi) | 2,748,391 | 16 | [9] | 1824-05-07|
Colima | Colima | Colima | Manzanillo | 5,625 km2 (2,172 sq mi) | 650,555 | 23 | [10][11] | 09-12-1856|
Durango | Durango | Victoria de Durango | Victoria de Durango | 123,451 km2 (47,665 sq mi) | 1,632,934 | 17 | [9] | 1824-05-22|
Guanajuato | Guanajuato | Guanajuato | León | 30,608 km2 (11,818 sq mi) | 5,486,372 | 2 | [9] | 1823-12-20|
Guerrero | Guerrero | Chilpancingo de los Bravo |
Acapulco de Juárez | 63,621 km2 (24,564 sq mi) | 3,388,768 | 21 | [12] | 1849-10-27|
Hidalgo | Hidalgo | Pachuca de Soto | Pachuca de Soto | 20,846 km2 (8,049 sq mi) | 2,665,018 | 26 | [13] | 1869-01-16|
Jalisco | Jalisco | Guadalajara | Guadalajara | 78,599 km2 (30,347 sq mi) | 7,350,682 | 9 | [9] | 1823-12-23|
México | México | Toluca de Lerdo | Ecatepec de Morelos | 22,357 km2 (8,632 sq mi) | 15,175,862 | 1 | [9] | 1823-12-20|
Michoacán | Michoacán de Ocampo | Morelia | Morelia | 58,643 km2 (22,642 sq mi) | 4,351,037 | 5 | [9] | 1823-12-22|
Morelos | Morelos | Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | 4,893 km2 (1,889 sq mi) | 1,777,227 | 27 | [14] | 1869-04-17|
Nayarit | Nayarit | Tepic | Tepic | 27,815 km2 (10,739 sq mi) | 1,084,979 | 28 | [15] | 1917-01-26|
Nuevo León4 | Nuevo León | Monterrey | Monterrey | 64,220 km2 (24,800 sq mi) | 4,653,458 | 15 | [9] | 1824-05-07|
Oaxaca | Oaxaca | Oaxaca de Juárez | Oaxaca de Juárez | 93,793 km2 (36,214 sq mi) | 3,801,962 | 3 | [9] | 1823-12-21|
Puebla | Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza | Puebla de Zaragoza | 34,290 km2 (13,240 sq mi) | 5,779,829 | 4 | [9] | 1823-12-21|
Querétaro | Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro | 11,684 km2 (4,511 sq mi) | 1,827,937 | 11 | [9] | 1823-12-23|
Quintana Roo | Quintana Roo | Chetumal | Cancún | 42,361 km2 (16,356 sq mi) | 1,325,578 | 30 | [16] | 1974-10-08|
San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 60,983 km2 (23,546 sq mi) | 2,585,518 | 6 | [9] | 1823-12-22|
Sinaloa | Sinaloa | Culiacán | Culiacán | 57,377 km2 (22,153 sq mi) | 2,767,761 | 20 | [17] | 1830-10-14|
Sonora2 | Sonora | Hermosillo | Hermosillo | 179,503 km2 (69,306 sq mi) | 2,662,480 | 12 | [9] | 1824-01-10|
Tabasco5 | Tabasco | Villahermosa | Villahermosa | 24,738 km2 (9,551 sq mi) | 2,238,603 | 13 | [9] | 1824-02-07|
Tamaulipas4 | Tamaulipas | Ciudad Victoria | Reynosa | 80,175 km2 (30,956 sq mi) | 3,268,554 | 14 | [9] | 1824-02-07|
Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl | Vicente Guerrero | 3,991 km2 (1,541 sq mi) | 1,169,936 | 22 | [18] | 1856-12-09|
Veracruz | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
Xalapa | Veracruz | 71,820 km2 (27,730 sq mi) | 7,643,194 | 7 | [9] | 1823-12-22|
Yucatán3 | Yucatán | Mérida | Mérida | 39,612 km2 (15,294 sq mi) | 1,955,577 | 8 | [9] | 1823-12-23|
Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Zacatecas | 75,539 km2 (29,166 sq mi) | 1,490,668 | 10 | [9] | 1823-12-23|
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