List of states of Mexico
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The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which officially is named United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity without being formally a state).[1][2][3][4]
States are further divided into municipalities. Mexico City is divided in boroughs, officially designated as demarcaciones territoriales or alcaldías, similar to other state's municipalities but with different administrative powers.[5]
List[]
It is noteworthy that Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list of state name abbreviations, and as such, they are not included below. A list of Mexican states and several versions of their abbreviations can be found here.
State | Official name (except Mexico City): Estado Libre y Soberano de ("Free and Sovereign State of") : |
Coat of arms | Capital | Largest city | Area[6] | Population (2020)[7] | Municipalities | Order of Admission to Federation |
Date of Admission to Federation |
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Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | ![]() |
Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 5,615.7 km2 (2,168.2 sq mi) | 1,425,607 | 11 | 24 | [8] | 1857-02-05
Baja California | Baja California | ![]() |
Mexicali | Tijuana | 71,450.0 km2 (27,587.0 sq mi) | 3,769,020 | 6 | 29 | [9] | 1952-01-16
Baja California Sur | Baja California Sur | ![]() |
La Paz | La Paz | 73,909.4 km2 (28,536.6 sq mi) | 798,447 | 5 | 31 | [10] | 1974-10-08
Campeche | Campeche | ![]() |
San Francisco de Campeche | San Francisco de Campeche | 57,484.9 km2 (22,195.0 sq mi) | 928,363 | 13 | 25 | [11] | 1863-04-29
Chiapas | Chiapas | ![]() |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 73,311.0 km2 (28,305.5 sq mi) | 5,543,828 | 124 | 19 | [12] | 1824-09-14
Chihuahua | Chihuahua | ![]() |
Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez | 247,412.6 km2 (95,526.5 sq mi) | 3,741,869 | 67 | 18 | [12] | 1824-07-06
Coahuila[a][b] | Coahuila de Zaragoza | ![]() |
Saltillo | Saltillo | 151,594.8 km2 (58,531.1 sq mi) | 3,146,771 | 38 | 16 | [12] | 1824-05-07
Colima[c] | Colima | ![]() |
Colima | Manzanillo | 5,626.9 km2 (2,172.6 sq mi) | 731,391 | 10 | 23 | [14] | 1856-09-12
Durango | Durango | ![]() |
Victoria de Durango | Victoria de Durango | 123,364.0 km2 (47,631.1 sq mi) | 1,832,650 | 39 | 17 | [12] | 1824-05-22
Guanajuato | Guanajuato | ![]() |
Guanajuato | León | 30,606.7 km2 (11,817.3 sq mi) | 6,166,934 | 46 | 2 | [12] | 1823-12-20
Guerrero | Guerrero | ![]() |
Chilpancingo | Acapulco | 63,595.9 km2 (24,554.5 sq mi) | 3,540,685 | 81 | 21 | [15] | 1849-10-27
Hidalgo | Hidalgo | ![]() |
Pachuca | Pachuca | 20,821.4 km2 (8,039.2 sq mi) | 3,082,841 | 84 | 26 | [16] | 1869-01-16
Jalisco | Jalisco | ![]() |
Guadalajara | Guadalajara | 78,595.9 km2 (30,346.0 sq mi) | 8,348,151 | 125 | 9 | [12] | 1823-12-23
México | México | ![]() |
Toluca de Lerdo | Ecatepec de Morelos | 22,351.8 km2 (8,630.1 sq mi) | 16,992,418 | 125 | 1 | [12] | 1823-12-20
Mexico City[d] | Ciudad de México | ![]() |
Mexico City | Mexico City | 1,494.3 km2 (577.0 sq mi) | 9,209,944 | 16 (boroughs) |
32 | 2016-01-29 |
Michoacán | Michoacán de Ocampo | ![]() |
Morelia | Morelia | 58,598.7 km2 (22,625.1 sq mi) | 4,748,846 | 113 | 5 | [12] | 1823-12-22
Morelos | Morelos | ![]() |
Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | 4,878.9 km2 (1,883.8 sq mi) | 1,971,520 | 36 | 27 | [17] | 1869-04-17
Nayarit | Nayarit | ![]() |
Tepic | Tepic | 27,856.5 km2 (10,755.5 sq mi) | 1,235,456 | 20 | 28 | [18] | 1917-01-26
Nuevo León[b] | Nuevo León | ![]() |
Monterrey | Monterrey | 64,156.2 km2 (24,770.8 sq mi) | 5,784,442 | 51 | 15 | [12] | 1824-05-07
Oaxaca | Oaxaca | ![]() |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca | 93,757.6 km2 (36,200.0 sq mi) | 4,132,148 | 570 | 3 | [12] | 1823-12-21
Puebla | Puebla | ![]() |
Puebla | Puebla | 34,309.6 km2 (13,247.0 sq mi) | 6,583,278 | 217 | 4 | [12] | 1823-12-21
Querétaro | Querétaro de Arteaga | ![]() |
Querétaro | Querétaro | 11,690.6 km2 (4,513.8 sq mi) | 2,368,467 | 18 | 11 | [12] | 1823-12-23
Quintana Roo | Quintana Roo | ![]() |
Chetumal | Cancún | 44,705.2 km2 (17,260.8 sq mi) | 1,857,985 | 11 | 30 | [19] | 1974-10-08
San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | ![]() |
San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 61,138.0 km2 (23,605.5 sq mi) | 2,822,255 | 58 | 6 | [12] | 1823-12-22
Sinaloa | Sinaloa | ![]() |
Culiacán | Culiacán | 57,365.4 km2 (22,148.9 sq mi) | 3,026,943 | 18 | 20 | [20] | 1830-10-14
Sonora[e] | Sonora | ![]() |
Hermosillo | Hermosillo | 179,354.7 km2 (69,249.2 sq mi) | 2,944,840 | 72 | 12 | [12] | 1824-01-10
Tabasco[f] | Tabasco | ![]() |
Villahermosa | Villahermosa | 24,730.9 km2 (9,548.7 sq mi) | 2,402,598 | 17 | 13 | [12] | 1824-02-07
Tamaulipas[b] | Tamaulipas | ![]() |
Ciudad Victoria | Reynosa | 80,249.3 km2 (30,984.4 sq mi) | 3,527,735 | 43 | 14 | [12] | 1824-02-07
Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala | ![]() |
Tlaxcala | San Pablo del Monte | 3,996.6 km2 (1,543.1 sq mi) | 1,342,977 | 60 | 22 | [21] | 1856-12-09
Veracruz | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
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Xalapa | Veracruz | 71,823.5 km2 (27,731.2 sq mi) | 8,062,579 | 212 | 7 | [12] | 1823-12-22
Yucatán[g] | Yucatán | ![]() |
Mérida | Mérida | 39,524.4 km2 (15,260.5 sq mi) | 2,320,898 | 106 | 8 | [12] | 1823-12-23
Zacatecas | Zacatecas | ![]() |
Zacatecas | Guadalupe | 75,275.3 km2 (29,064.0 sq mi) | 1,622,138 | 58 | 10 | [12] | 1823-12-23
Notes:
- ^ Joined the federation with the name of Coahuila y Tejas.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Coahuila became independent de facto in 1840 to form the República del Río Grande (English: Republic of the Rio Grande); never consolidated its independence because independent forces were defeated by the centralist forces.[13]
- ^ Includes the remote Revillagigedo Islands, which are federally administered.
- ^ Mexico City was formerly a Federal District. On 29 January 2016, its status as the Federal District ceased.
- ^ Joined the federation with the name of Estado de Occidente, also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa.
- ^ The State of Tabasco seceded from Mexico on two occasions: first on February 13, 1841, rejoining again on December 2, 1842; and the second from November 9, 1846 to December 9, 1846.
- ^ Joined the federation as República Federada de Yucatán[22] (English: Federated Republic of Yucatán) formed by the current states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitively rejoined in 1848.
See also[]
- Administrative divisions of Mexico
- List of current state governors in Mexico
- List of Mexican state demonyms
- List of Mexican state governors
- List of Mexican state legislatures (Current composition)
- List of Mexican states by area
- List of Mexican states by HDI
- List of Mexican states by population
- Mexican state name etymologies
- Ranked list of Mexican states
- State flags of Mexico
- State governments of Mexico
- Territorial evolution of Mexico
References[]
- ^ Agren, David (29 January 2015). "Mexico City officially changes its name to – Mexico City". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ El Diario de México. "La Ciudad de México no será estado, sino entidad federal autónoma" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Artículo 43 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (PDF).
- ^ "DF no es el estado 32, aclaran legisladores". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Constitution of Mexico City" (PDF) (in Spanish). Gobierno de la Ciudad de México. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Superficie continental" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Historical Summary of Aguascalientes" (in Spanish). Gobierno del estado de Aguascalientes. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Transformación Política de Territorio Norte de la Baja California a Estado 29" (in Spanish). Gobierno de Baja California.
- ^ "44 Years Ago, Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo became States" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "156th Anniversary of Campeche's Statehood" (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Las Diputaciones Provinciales" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 15.
- ^ "República de Río Grande, el País que no pudo ser" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ "Universidad de Colima". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ "Commemorating the 169th Anniversary of Guerrero's Statehood" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "History of the state of Hidalgo" (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "History of Morelos" (in Spanish). Gobierno del estado de Morelos. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Anniversary of Nayarit's Statehood" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Historia de Quintana Roo" (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "500 años de México en documentos" (in Spanish). Biblioteca Garay.
- ^ "History of Tlaxcala" (in Spanish). Congreso del estado de Tlaxcala. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "La historia de la República de Yucatán".
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