List of cities in Mexico

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List of cities in Mexico

The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in Mexico as of the 2010 census. As defined by the Mexico's Census Bureau the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its name in Spanish, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations. A different ranking is evident when considering Mexico's metropolitan area populations.

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Contents

Incorporated places over 100,000 population

1 – Mexico City.
2 - Ecatepec de Morelos.
3 – Tijuana, Baja California.
4 – Puebla, Puebla.
5 - Guadalajara, Jalisco.
6 – León, Guanajuato.
7 - Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
8 – Zapopan, Jalisco.
9 – Monterrey, Nuevo León.
10 - Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico.
11 - Mexicali, Baja California.
12 - Culiacan, Sinaloa.
13 - Naucalpan de Juárez.
14 - Mérida, Yucatán.
15 – Toluca, State of Mexico.
16 - Chihuahua, Chihuahua.
17 - Querétaro, Querétaro.
18 - Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes.
19 – Acapulco, Guerrero.
20 – Hermosillo, Sonora.
21 – San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí.
22 - Morelia, Michoacán.
23 – Saltillo, Coahuila.
25 - Tlalnepantla de Baz.
26 – Cancún, Quintana Roo.
27 – Villahermosa, Tabasco.
28 - Torreón, Coahuila.
29 - Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico.
32 – Durango, Durango.
34 – Veracruz, Veracruz.
43 – Ensenada, Baja California.
46 – Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
72 – Campeche, Campeche.
74 – Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
84 – Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche.
104 – Guanajuato, Guanajuato.


Rank Municipality Federative Entity Population
1 Mexico City Federal District 8,851,080
2 Ecatepec de Morelos State of Mexico 1,656,107
3 Tijuana Baja California 1,559,683
4 Puebla Puebla 1,539,819
5 Guadalajara Jalisco 1,495,189
6 Leon Guanajuato 1,436,480
7 Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua 1,332,131
8 Zapopan Jalisco 1,243,756
9 Monterrey Nuevo León 1,135,550
10 Nezahualcóyotl State of Mexico 1,110,565
11 Mexicali Baja California 936,826
12 Culiacán Sinaloa 858,638
13 Naucalpan de Juárez State of Mexico 833,779
14 Mérida Yucatan 830,732
15 Toluca State of Mexico 819,561
16 Chihuahua Chihuahua 819,543
17 Querétaro Querétaro 801,940
18 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes 797,010
19 Acapulco Guerrero 789,971
20 Hermosillo Sonora 784,342
21 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí 772,604
22 Morelia Michoacan 729,279
23 Saltillo Coahuila 725,123
24 Guadalupe Nuevo Leon 678,006
25 Tlalnepantla de Baz State of Mexico 664,225
26 Cancun Quintana Roo 661,176
27 Villahermosa Tabasco 640,359
28 Torreón Coahuila 639,629
29 Chimalhuacán State of Mexico 614,453
30 Reynosa Tamaulipas 608,891
31 Tlaquepaque Jalisco 608,114
32 Durango Durango 582,267
33 Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas 553,374
34 Veracruz Veracruz 552,156
35 Irapuato Guanajuato 529,440
36 Tultitlán State of Mexico 524,074
37 Apodaca Nuevo León 523,270
38 Atizapán de Zaragoza State of Mexico 489,937
39 Matamoros Tamaulipas 489,193
40 Tonalá Jalisco 478,689
41 Celaya Guanajuato 468,469
42 Ixtapaluca State of Mexico 467,361
43 Ensenada Baja California 466,814
44 Xalapa Veracruz 457,928
45 San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo Leon 443,273
46 Mazatlán Sinaloa 438,434
47 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga Jalisco 416,626
48 Los Mochis Sinaloa 416,299
49 Ciudad Obregón Sonora 409,310
50 Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas 384,033
51 Tepic Nayarit 380,074
52 Nicolás Romero State of Mexico 366,604
53 Cuernavaca Morelos 364,778
54 Tecámac State of Mexico 364,589
55 Valle de Chalco Solidaridad State of Mexico 357,637
56 General Escobedo Nuevo Leon 357,256
57 Gómez Palacio Durango 328,159
58 Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas 321,685
59 Tapachula Chiapas 320,456
60 Uruapan Michoacan 315,329
61 Chalco State of Mexico 310,124
62 Coatzacoalcos Veracruz 305,225
63 Tampico Tamaulipas 297,057
64 Guasave Sinaloa 285,919
65 Coacalco de Berriozábal State of Mexico 278,203
66 Tehuacán Puebla 274,907
67 Santa Catarina Nuevo León 270,790
68 Soledad de Graciano Sánchez San Luis Potosi 267,994
69 Pachuca Hidalgo 267 856
70 Oaxaca Oaxaca 263,145
71 Salamanca Guanajuato 260,759
72 Campeche Campeche 259,005
73 Juarez Nuevo Leon 256,454
74 Puerto Vallarta Jalisco 255,725
75 Los Reyes Acaquilpan State of Mexico 253,843
76 La Paz Baja California Sur 253,077
77 Cardenas Tabasco 248,507
78 Chetumal Quintana Roo 244,616
79 Huixquilucan State of Mexico 242,166
80 San Juan del Rio Queretaro 241,692
81 Chilpancingo Guerrero 240,727
82 Los Cabos Baja California Sur 238,352
83 Texcoco State of Mexico 235,315
84 Ciudad del Carmen State of Mexico 221,143
85 Nogales Sonora 220,261
86 Monclova Coahuila 216,206
87 Metepec State of Mexico 214,159
88 Fresnillo Zacatecas 213,145
89 Altamira Tamaulipas 211,996
90 Ocosingo Chiapas 198,637
91 Ciudad Madero Tamaulipas 196,937
92 Jiutepec Morelos 196,861
93 Córdoba Veracruz 196,510
94 Poza Rica Veracruz 193 126
95 Comalcalco Tabasco 192,802
96 Chicoloapan State of Mexico 187,335
97 San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas 185,833
98 Zamora Michoacan 185,711
99 Huimanguillo Tabasco 179,463
100 San Luis Rio Colorado Sonora 178,376
101 Lázaro Cárdenas Michoacan 178,825
102 Cuautla Morelos 175,208
103 Silao Guanajuato 172 984
104 Guanajuato Guanajuato 171,623
105 Ciudad Valles San Luis Potosi 167,657
106 Zinacantepec State of Mexico 167,638
107 Manzanillo Colima 161,293
108 San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato 160,359
109 Manzanillo Colima 153,019
110 Minatitlán Veracruz 151,677
111 Macuspana Tabasco 150,400
112 Zinacantepec State of Mexico 149,075
113 Navojoa Sonora 157,729
114 San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec Oaxaca 147,682
115 Boca del Río Veracruz 146,500
116 Zumpango State of Mexico 145,293
117 Guadalupe Zacatecas 145,213
118 Papantla Veracruz 143,524
119 Lerdo Durango 143,206
120 Lagos de Moreno Jalisco 143,048
121 Tuxpan Veracruz 141,826
122 Allende Guanajuato 141,687
123 Cuautitlán Izcalli State of Mexico 140 059
124 Almoloya de Juárez State of Mexico 139,821
125 Zacatecas Zacatecas 138,823
126 San Martín Texmelucan Puebla 138,128
127 Cuauhtémoc Chihuahua 137,450
128 Zitácuaro Michoacán 136,879
129 Tepatitlán Jalisco 136,703
130 Ixtlahuaca de Rayón State of Mexico 136,696
131 Guaymas Sonora 136,409
132 Cuautitlán State of Mexico 136,326
133 Acuña Coahuila 135,605
134 Colima Colima 135,487
135 Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato 134,647
136 Pénjamo Guanajuato 134,151
137 Tulancingo Hidalgo 133,380
138 Delicias Chihuahua 133,168
139 El Salto Jalisco 132,084
140 Navolato Sinaloa 131,085
141 Comitán Chiapas 128,941
142 Huejutla de Reyes Hidalgo 125,806
143 Corregidora Querétaro 124,873
144 Iguala Guerrero 123,892
145 Valle de Santiago Guanajuato 123,855
146 Tultepec State of Mexico 122,682
147 San Pedro Cholula Puebla 121,080
148 Chilapa de Álvarez Guerrero 119,188
149 Atlixco Puebla 119,128
150 San Pedro Garza García Nuevo León 119,017
151 Orizaba Veracruz 116,819
152 Villa de Álvarez Colima 116,417
153 Cunduacán Tabasco 115,976
154 Apatzingán Michoacán 112,685
155 Lerma State of Mexico 112,596
156 Cosoleacaque Veracruz 111,796
157 Ciudad Hidalgo Michoacán 109,637
158 Chilón Chiapas 109,402
159 El Mante Tamaulipas 108,048
160 Río Bravo Tamaulipas 107,656
161 Palenque Chiapas 107,160
162 José Azueta Guerrero 106,540
163 San Francisco del Rincón Guanajuato 106,278
164 Tecate Baja California 106,084
165 Temixco Morelos 104,120
166 Parral Chihuahua 104,051
167 Matamoros Coahuila 104,024
168 Tantoyuca Veracruz 103,610
169 Las Margaritas Chiapas 103,403
170 Temapache Veracruz 101,558
171 San Luis de la Paz Guanajuato 101,148
172 Ciudad Guzmán Jalisco 101,010
173 Martínez de la Torre Veracruz 100,377

See also

  • Metropolitan areas of Mexico
  • Demographics of Mexico

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