City Details: Mexico City
A few alternate names for Mexico City are: Cdmx, Cidade de Mexico, Cidade de México, Cidade do Mexico, Cidade do México, Cita du Messicu, Citta del Messico, Città del Messico, Cità dû Messicu, Cità dû Mèssicu
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, as well as the most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Alpha world city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2024 ranking. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territoriales, which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or colonias.
General Information
- Official Name: Mexico
- Common Name: Mexico
- Population: 12294193
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.42847, -99.12766
- Country Code: MEX
- Continent: North America
Closest Airports to Mexico City
- 1. Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), distance from city center: 5.89 km
- 2. Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport (TLC), distance from city center: 47.09 km
- 3. General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ), distance from city center: 67.49 km
Location of Mexico City
Country Details
- Country: Mexico
- Official Name: United Mexican States
- Capital: Mexico City
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: North America
- Population: 128,932,753
- Area: 1,964,375 km²
- Languages: Spanish
- Currency: Mexican peso ($)
- Timezones: UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Belize
- Guatemala
- United States
Holidays in Mexico City, Mexico
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Mexico for 2026
- Año Nuevo - 2026-01-01
- Día de la Constitución - 2026-02-02
- Natalicio de Benito Juárez - 2026-03-16
- Jueves Santo - 2026-04-02
- Viernes Santo - 2026-04-03
- Día del Trabajo - 2026-05-01
- Día de la Independencia - 2026-09-16
- Día de la Revolución - 2026-11-16
- Navidad - 2026-12-25
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Museums in Mexico City, Mexico
Museo de Arte Popular
Calle Revillagigedo 11, 06050 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4339° N, 99.1463° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 • We 10:00-21:00
Museo Memoria y Tolerancia
Calle Luis Moya 8, 06010 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4342° N, 99.1446° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00 • Sa,Su 10:00-19:00
MODO - Museo del Objeto del Objeto
Calle Córdoba 145, 06700 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4202° N, 99.1591° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Avenida Juárez, 06050 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4356° N, 99.1412° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Palacio de la Autonomía
Calle República de Guatemala 2, 06060 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4344° N, 99.1307° W
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Museo Templo Mayor
Seminario 8, 06060 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4348° N, 99.1303° W
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-17:00
Antigua Academia de San Carlos
Calle Academia 22, 06060 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4330° N, 99.1288° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00
Museo de Ripley
Calle Londres 4, 06600 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4285° N, 99.1568° W
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Museo de Geología de la UNAM
Calle Jaime Torres Bodet 176, 06400 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4502° N, 99.1578° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Museo UNAM Hoy
Zócalo 2, 06060 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4337° N, 99.1318° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00
Museo del Chocolate
Calle Milán 45, 06600 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4294° N, 99.1572° W
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-17:00
Museo de Cera
Calle Londres 6, 06600 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4285° N, 99.1570° W
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Museo del Juguete Antiguo México
Calle Doctor Olvera 15, 06720 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4154° N, 99.1441° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00 • Sa 09:00-16:00 • Su 10:00-16:00
Museo Indígena
Avenida Peralvillo 707, 06200 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4516° N, 99.1315° W
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-12:00
Museo Nacional de San Carlos
Avenida México-Tenochtitlan 50, 06030 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4381° N, 99.1520° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Museo de la Luz
Calle San Ildefonso 43, 06020 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4361° N, 99.1300° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00 • Sa-Su 10:00-17:00 • PH 10:00-17:00
Palacio de la Escuela de Medicina
Calle República de Venezuela, 06020 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4379° N, 99.1329° W
Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
Calle Licenciado Francisco Primo de Verdad 4, 06010 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4338° N, 99.1312° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Museo Nacional de las Culturas
Correo Mayor, 06060 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4330° N, 99.1301° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Museo Universitario del Chopo
Calle Doctor Enrique González Martínez 10, 06400 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: 19.4419° N, 99.1567° W