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BEST WESTERN ESTORIL BEST WESTERN ROYAL ZONA ROSA CAMINO REAL CLUB AND SUITES CAMINO REAL MEXICO CITY CASA CONDESA EXTENDED STAY CENTURY HOTEL ZONA ROSA DEL ANGEL DEL PRADO EMPORIO EUROSTARS ZONA ROSA SUITES FIESTA AMERICANA GRAND CHAPULTEPEC FIESTA AMERICANA REFORMA FIESTA INN AEROPUERTO FIESTA INN INSURGENTES VIADUCT FIESTA INN PERIFERICO SUR FOUR SEASONS MEXICO GALERIA PLAZA-MEXICO HOTEL GENEVE CD.DE MEXICO HOTEL PRIM MARQUIS REFORMA MISION REFORMA HOTEL MISION ZONA ROSA HOTEL NIKKO MEXICO RADISSON PARAISO HOTEL REGENTE HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO SEVILLA PALACE SHERATON MARIA ISABEL HOTEL TOWERS Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city with 8,720,916 inhabitants in 2005. Greater Mexico City (Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México) incorporates 58 adjacent municipalities of Mexico State and 1 municipality of the state of Hidalgo, according to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments. In 2006 Greater Mexico City had a population of 19.2 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the second largest in the world. In 2005, it ranked the eighth in terms GDP (PPP) among urban agglomerations in the world. Along with São Paulo it is the only Beta global city with 8 points in Latin America. Mexico City is also the Federal District (Distrito Federal in Spanish, and hence the abbreviation D.F.). The Federal District is coextensive with Mexico City: both are governed by a single institution and are constitutionally considered to be the same entity. This has not always been the case. The Federal District, created in 1824, was integrated by several municipalities, one of which was the municipality of Mexico City. As the city began to grow, it engulfed all other municipalities into one large urban area. In 1928, all municipalities within the Federal District were abolished, an action that left a vacuum in the legal status of Mexico City vis-à-vis the Federal District, even though for most practical purposes they were traditionally considered to be the same entity. In 1993, to end the sterile discussions about whether one concept had engulfed the other, or if any of the two entities had any existence in lieu of the other, the 44th Article of the Constitution of Mexico was reformed to clearly state that Mexico City is the Federal District, seat of the Powers of the Union and capital of the United Mexican States. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico, also called the Valley of Anáhuac, a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,349 ft). It was originally built by the Aztecs in 1325 on an island of Lake Texcoco. The city was almost completely destroyed in the siege of 1521, and was redesigned and rebuilt in the following years following the Spanish urban standards. In 1524 the municipality of Mexico City was established, known as México Tenustitlán, and as of 1585 it is officially known as ciudad de México. read full wikipedia reference about Mexico City, Mexico • Mexico City • Health And Safety In Mexico City • History • México Versus Mexico City • Orientation • City Transport • Eating • Entertainment And Nightlife • Best Of • Information • Arrival • Markets And Shopping • Sport • Listings • Explore Mexico City OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN MEXICOAcapulco Aguascalientes Boca del Rio Cabo San Lucas Cancun Chihuahua Ciudad Juarez Cozumel Cuernavaca Cualiacan Ensenada Guadalajara Hermosillo Hualtulco Isla Mujures Roo Ixtapa Juarez La Paz Leon Los Cabos Los Mochis Manzanillo Mazatlan Merida Mexicali Mexico City Monterrey Morelia Oaxaca Palenque Playa del Carmen Puebla Puerto Aventuras Puerto Vallarta Quetaro Quintana Roo Rosarito Saltillo San Jose del Cabo San Luis Potosi San Miguel de Allande Tampico Tijuana Toluca Veracruz Villahermosa Zacatecas Zihuatanejo |
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