Map of Mexico and its cities
Map with geographical index of the main cities of Mexico.
Among the most populated cities in Mexico, 30 of the 32 state capitals stand out: 23 localities are both state capital and the most populous city of the same state; the only capitals that do not reach 100 000 inhabitants are Guanajuato - capital of Guanajuato, which had 72 237 inhabitants - and Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl - capital of Tlaxcala, which had only 14 692 inhabitants. - The state of Tlaxcala is the only one that has no city of more than 100,000 inhabitants.
Among the most populated cities in Mexico, 30 of the 32 state capitals stand out: 23 localities are both state capital and the most populous city of the same state; the only capitals that do not reach 100 000 inhabitants are Guanajuato - capital of Guanajuato, which had 72 237 inhabitants - and Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl - capital of Tlaxcala, which had only 14 692 inhabitants. - The state of Tlaxcala is the only one that has no city of more than 100,000 inhabitants.
City | State | Population (Year) | Area (km²) |
Mexico City | Mexico City | 8 918 653 (2016) | 1,495.00 |
Ecatepec | State of Mexico | 1 677 678 (2010) | 186.90 |
Tijuana | Baja California | 1 641 570 (2015) | 637.00 |
Puebla de Zaragoza | Puebla | 1 576 259 (2010) | 206.55 |
Guadalajara | Jalisco | 1 495 182 (2010) | 151.60 |
León | Guanajuato | 1 454 793 (2010) | 1,219.67 |
Ciudad Juárez | Chihuahua | 1 391 180 (2015) | 321.19 |
Zapopan | Jalisco | 1 332 272 (2015) | 893.15 |
Monterrey | Nuevo León | 1 109 171 (2015) | 894.00 |
Nezahualcóyotl | State of Mexico | 1 039 867 (2015) | 63.74 |
Mexicali | Baja California | 1 032 686 (2018) | 202.00 |
Hermosillo | Sonora | 984 342 (2017) | 168.20 |
Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 934 424 (2012) | 1,168.72 |
Mérida | Yucatán | 892 363 (2015) | 227.14 |
Chihuahua | Chihuahua | 878 062 (2015) | 882.89 |
Villahermosa | Tabasco | 857 465 (2017) | 61.18 |
Naucalpan de Juárez | State of Mexico | 833 779 (2010) | 156.63 |
San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 824 229 (2015) | 1,443.14 |
Saltillo | Coahuila | 807,537 (2015) | 272.00 |
Santiago de Querétaro | Querétaro | 801 940 (2010) | 363.00 |
Culiacán Rosales | Sinaloa | 785 800 (2015) | 65.00 |
Morelia | Michoacán | 784 776 (2010) | 1,335.94 |
Toluca de Lerdo | State of Mexico | 747 512 (2015) | 452.37 |
Cancún | Quintana Roo | 743 626 (2015) | 1,978.75 |
Acapulco de Juárez | Guerrero | 687 608 (2012) | 119.00 |
Torreón | Coahuila | 679 288 (2015) | 1,948.00 |
Guadalupe | Nuevo León | 678 006 (2010) | 151.30 |
Tlalnepantla de Baz | State of Mexico | 664 225 (2010) | 83.74 |
Tlaquepaque | Jalisco | 664 193 (2015) | 270.00 |
Mazatlán | Sinaloa | 658 354 (2016) | 3,068.50 |
Victoria de Durango | Durango | 654 876 (2015) | 10,041.00 |
Chimalhuacán | State of Mexico | 614 453 (2010) | 44.69 |
Reynosa | Tamaulipas | 612 183 (2012) | 3,156.90 |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Chiapas | 598 710 (2015) | 96.00 |
Irapuato | Guanajuato | 574 344 (2015) | 845.16 |
Veracruz | Veracruz | 554 830 (2015) | 73.60 |
Cuautitlán Izcalli | State of Mexico | 531 041 (2015) | 109.90 |
Apodaca | Nuevo León | 523 370 (2010) | 183.50 |
Ensenada | Baja California | 522 768 (2018) | 51,952.30 |
Heroica Matamoros | Tamaulipas | 520 367 (2016) | 4,045.62 |
Ixtapaluca | State of Mexico | 495 563 (2015) | 318.27 |
Celaya | Guanajuato | 494 304 (2015) | 553.23 |
Ciudad Obregón | Sonora | 492 381 (2017) | 3,312.05 |
Ciudad López Mateos | State of Mexico | 489 937 (2010) | 91.07 |
Tonalá | Jalisco | 478 689 (2010) | 156.00 |
San Nicolás de los Garza | Nuevo León | 443 273 (2010) | 86.80 |
Veracruz | Veracruz | 428 323 (2010) | 241.00 |
Xalapa | Veracruz | 424 755 (2010) | 124.40 |
Tepic | Nayarit | 413 608 (2015) | 1,983.30 |
Villa Nicolás Romero | State of Mexico | 410 018 (2010) | 235.51 |
Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | 405,000 (2015) | 1,334.02 |
Xico | State of Mexico | 396 157 (2015) | 44.57 |
Cuernavaca | Morelos | 366,321 (2015) | 151.00 |
General Escobedo | Nuevo León | 363 436 (2010) | 207.06 |
Minatitlán | Veracruz | 356 020 (2010) | 4,124.00 |
Tapachula | Chiapas | 348 156 (2015) | 303.00 |
Gómez Palacio | Durango | 342 286 (2015) | 844.07 |
Uruapan | Michoacán | 334 749 (2015) | 954.17 |
Tehuacán | Puebla | 319 375 (2015) | 553.57 |
Coatzacoalcos | Veracruz | 319 187 (2015) | 471.00 |
Tampico | Tamaulipas | 314 418 (2015) | 92.73 |
Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias | State of Mexico | 310 130 (2010) | 219.22 |
Ciudad Victoria | Tamaulipas | 305 155 (2010) | 188.00 |
Oaxaca de Juárez | Oaxaca | 300 050 (2014) | 85.48 |
San Francisco Coacalco | State of Mexico | 278 064 (2010) | 35.50 |
Pachuca de Soto | Hidalgo | 277 375 (2015) | 154.10 |
Salamanca | Guanajuato | 273 271 (2015) | 35.90 |
Santa Catarina | Nuevo León | 268 955 (2010) | 984.50 |
San Juan del Río | Querétaro | 268 408 (2015) | 799.00 |
Los Mochis | Sinaloa | 256 623 (2010) | 61.24 |
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | San Luis Potosí | 255 015 (2010) | 280.95 |
La Paz | Baja California Sur | 244 219 (2015) | 27.00 |
Ojo de Agua | State of Mexico | 242 272 (2010) | 34.20 |
San Francisco de Campeche | Campeche | 238 300 (2014) | 53.10 |
Heroica Nogales | Sonora | 232 100 (2014) | 48.30 |
Monclova | Coahuila | 231 107 (2015) | 71.70 |
Puerto Vallarta | Jalisco | 221 200 (2014) | 1,300.70 |
San Pablo de las Salinas | State of Mexico | 220 800 (2014) | 10.80 |
Córdoba | Veracruz | 218 153 (2015) | 229.00 |
Buenavista | State of Mexico | 216 700 (2014) | 20.10 |
Fresnillo | Zacatecas | 213 199 (2010) | 4,947.00 |
Ciudad Madero | Tamaulipas | 209 175 (2015) | 46.60 |
Ciudad Acuña | Coahuila | 201 778 (2017) | 41.20 |
Poza Rica de Hidalgo | Veracruz | 200 119 (2015) | 41.20 |
Cuautla de Morelos | Morelos | 194 786 (2015) | 153.65 |
Juárez | Nuevo León | 192 900 (2014) | 277.80 |
San Luis Río Colorado | Sonora | 192 739 (2015) | 61.26 |
Chilpancingo de los Bravo | Guerrero | 187 251 (2010) | 2,338.40 |
Manzanillo | Colima | 184 541 (2015) | 1,578.40 |
Ciudad del Carmen | Campeche | 184 300 (2014) | 35.00 |
Ciudad Valles | San Luis Potosí | 176 935 (2014) | 2,396.50 |
Chicoloapan | State of Mexico | 175 053 (2010) | 75.49 |
Chetumal | Quintana Roo | 169 700 (2014) | 34.60 |
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc | Chihuahua | 168 482 (2015) | 52.70 |
Navojoa | Sonora | 163 650 (2015) | 4,380.69 |
Piedras Negras | Coahuila | 163 595 (2015) | 914.20 |
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | Oaxaca | 162 511 (2015) | 933.90 |
Tulancingo de Bravo | Hidalgo | 161 069 (2015) | 217.42 |
San Cristóbal de las Casas | Chiapas | 158 027 (2010) | 395.50 |
Jiutepec | Morelos | 153 704 (2015) | 70.45 |
Guaymas | Sonora | 153 579 (2010) | 12,206.18 |
Colima | Colima | 150 673 (2010) | 668.20 |
Playa del Carmen | Quintana Roo | 149 923 (2010) | 43.00 |
Delicias | Chihuahua | 148 045 (2015) | 534.93 |
Zamora | Michoacán | 141 627 (2010) | 19.58 |
Cuautitlán | State of Mexico | 140 059 (2010) | 42.50 |
Zacatecas | Zacatecas | 134 000 (2014) | 356.14 |
Guadalupe | Zacatecas | 124 623 (2010) | 24.30 |
San Pedro Garza García | Nuevo León | 122 659 (2010) | 69.00 |
Naucalpan | Huixquilucan | 121 470 (2010) | 98.80 |
Orizaba | Veracruz | 120 995 (2010) | 27.90 |
Miramar | Tamaulipas | 118 614 (2010) | 31.50 |
Iguala | Guerrero | 118 468 (2010) | 567.10 |
Villa de Álvarez | Colima | 117 600 (2010) | 428.40 |
Hidalgo del Parral | Chihuahua | 109 510 (2015) | 31.80 |
Texcoco de Mora | State of Mexico | 105 165 (2010) | 432.61 |
Tepexpan | State of Mexico | 102 667 (2010) | 20.00 |