Map of Mexico with names of states and capitals
Map of Mexico with names of states and capitals.
Mexico, is a federal republic with a political-administrative division of 31 states and Mexico City the political capital, an autonomous entity on par with the states.
According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has its own congress, political constitution, capital city.
Mexico, is a federal republic with a political-administrative division of 31 states and Mexico City the political capital, an autonomous entity on par with the states.
According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has its own congress, political constitution, capital city.
| State | Capital | Area (Km²) | Population (2015) |
| Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 5616 | 1 312 544 |
| Baja California | Mexicali | 71 450 | 3 315 766 |
| Baja California Sur | La Paz | 73 909 | 712 029 |
| Campeche | San Francisco de Campeche | 57 507 | 899 931 |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 73 311 | 5 217 908 |
| Chihuahua | Chihuahua | 247 455 | 3 556 574 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | Saltillo | 151 562 | 2 954 915 |
| Colima | Colima | 5627 | 711 235 |
| Durango | Victoria de Durango | 123 317 | 1 754 754 |
| Estado de México | Toluca de Lerdo | 22 351 | 16 187 608 |
| Guanajuato | Guanajuato | 30 608 | 5 853 677 |
| Guerrero | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | 63 596 | 3 533 251 |
| Hidalgo | Pachuca de Soto | 20 813 | 2 858 359 |
| Jalisco | Guadalajara | 78 588 | 7 844 830 |
| Michoacán | Morelia | 58 599 | 4 584 471 |
| Morelos | Cuernavaca | 4879 | 1 903 811 |
| Nayarit | Tepic | 27 857 | 1 181 050 |
| Nuevo León | Monterrey | 64 156 | 5 119 504 |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca de Juárez | 93 757 | 3 967 889 |
| Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza | 34 306 | 6 168 883 |
| Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro | 11 699 | 2 038 372 |
| Quintana Roo | Chetumal | 44 705 | 1 501 562 |
| San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 61 137 | 2 717 820 |
| Sinaloa | Culiacán Rosales | 58 200 | 2 966 321 |
| Sonora | Hermosillo | 179 355 | 2 850 330 |
| Tabasco | Villahermosa | 24 731 | 2 395 272 |
| Tamaulipas | Ciudad Victoria | 80 249 | 3 441 698 |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl | 4016 | 1 272 847 |
| Veracruz | Xalapa-Enríquez | 71 826 | 8 112 505 |
| Yucatán | Mérida | 39 524 | 2 097 175 |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas | 75 284 | 1 579 209 |
| Mexico City | - | 1495 | 8 918 653 |