List of states of Mexico
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The states are the first-level administrative divisions of Mexico, which is officially named the United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity that is not formally a state).[1][2][3][4]
States are further divided into municipalities. Mexico City is divided into boroughs, officially designated as demarcaciones territoriales or alcaldías, similar to other states' municipalities but with different administrative powers.[5]
List
[edit]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[a] | Coat of arms | Capital | Largest city | Area (1,972,550 km2 total)[6] | Population (February 2023; 127,104,000 total)[7] | Municipalities | Order of Admission to Federation | Date of Admission to Federation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes |  | Aguascalientes | 5,615.7 km2 (2,168.2 sq mi) | 1,465,000 | 11 | 24 | February 5, 1857[8] | |
| Baja California | Baja California |  | Mexicali | Tijuana | 71,450.0 km2 (27,587.0 sq mi) | 3,822,000 | 6 | 29 | January 16, 1952[9] |
| Baja California Sur | Baja California Sur |  | La Paz | 73,909.4 km2 (28,536.6 sq mi) | 759,000 | 5 | 31 | October 8, 1974[10] | |
| Campeche | Campeche |  | San Francisco de Campeche | 57,484.9 km2 (22,195.0 sq mi) | 965,000 | 13 | 25 | April 29, 1863[11] | |
| Chiapas | Chiapas |  | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 73,311.0 km2 (28,305.5 sq mi) | 5,602,000 | 124 | 19 | September 14, 1824[12] | |
| Chihuahua | Chihuahua |  | Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez | 247,412.6 km2 (95,526.5 sq mi) | 3,806,000 | 67 | 18 | July 6, 1824[12] |
| Coahuila[b][c] | Coahuila de Zaragoza |  | Saltillo | 151,594.8 km2 (58,531.1 sq mi) | 3,189,000 | 38 | 16 | May 7, 1824[12] | |
| Colima[d] | Colima |  | Colima | Manzanillo | 5,626.9 km2 (2,172.6 sq mi) | 830,000 | 10 | 23 | September 12, 1856[14] |
| Durango | Durango |  | Victoria de Durango | 123,364.0 km2 (47,631.1 sq mi) | 1,846,000 | 39 | 17 | May 22, 1824[12] | |
| Guanajuato | Guanajuato |  | Guanajuato | León de los Aldama | 30,606.7 km2 (11,817.3 sq mi) | 6,205,000 | 46 | 2 | December 20, 1823[12] |
| Guerrero | Guerrero |  | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | Acapulco de Juárez | 63,595.9 km2 (24,554.5 sq mi) | 3,556,000 | 81 | 21 | October 27, 1849[15] |
| Hidalgo | Hidalgo |  | Pachuca de Soto | 20,821.4 km2 (8,039.2 sq mi) | 3,115,000 | 84 | 26 | January 16, 1869[16] | |
| Jalisco | Jalisco |  | Guadalajara | 78,595.9 km2 (30,346.0 sq mi) | 8,400,000 | 125 | 9 | December 23, 1823[12] | |
| México | México |  | Toluca de Lerdo | Ecatepec de Morelos | 22,351.8 km2 (8,630.1 sq mi) | 17,102,000 | 125 | 1 | December 20, 1823[12] |
| Mexico City[e] | Ciudad de México |  | Mexico City | 1,494.3 km2 (577.0 sq mi) | 9,305,000 | 16 (boroughs) | 32 | January 29, 2016 | |
| Michoacán | Michoacán de Ocampo |  | Morelia | 58,598.7 km2 (22,625.1 sq mi) | 4,736,000 | 113 | 5 | December 22, 1823[12] | |
| Morelos | Morelos |  | Cuernavaca | 4,878.9 km2 (1,883.8 sq mi) | 2,016,000 | 36 | 27 | April 17, 1869[17] | |
| Nayarit | Nayarit |  | Tepic | 27,856.5 km2 (10,755.5 sq mi) | 1,274,000 | 20 | 28 | January 26, 1917[18] | |
| Nuevo León[c] | Nuevo León |  | Monterrey | 64,156.2 km2 (24,770.8 sq mi) | 5,846,000 | 51 | 15 | May 7, 1824[12] | |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca |  | Oaxaca de Juárez | 93,757.6 km2 (36,200.0 sq mi) | 4,096,000 | 570 | 3 | December 21, 1823[12] | |
| Puebla | Puebla |  | Puebla de Zaragoza | 34,309.6 km2 (13,247.0 sq mi) | 6,535,000 | 217 | 4 | December 21, 1823[12] | |
| Querétaro | Querétaro |  | Santiago de Querétaro | 11,690.6 km2 (4,513.8 sq mi) | 2,404,000 | 18 | 11 | December 23, 1823[12] | |
| Quintana Roo | Quintana Roo |  | Chetumal | Cancún | 44,705.2 km2 (17,260.8 sq mi) | 1,895,000 | 11 | 30 | October 8, 1974[19] |
| San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí |  | San Luis Potosí | 61,138.0 km2 (23,605.5 sq mi) | 2,815,000 | 58 | 6 | December 22, 1823[12] | |
| Sinaloa | Sinaloa |  | Culiacán Rosales | 57,365.4 km2 (22,148.9 sq mi) | 3,015,000 | 18 | 20 | October 14, 1830[20] | |
| Sonora[f] | Sonora |  | Hermosillo | 179,354.7 km2 (69,249.2 sq mi) | 3,006,000 | 72 | 12 | January 10, 1824[12] | |
| Tabasco[g] | Tabasco |  | Villahermosa | 24,730.9 km2 (9,548.7 sq mi) | 2,435,000 | 17 | 13 | February 7, 1824[12] | |
| Tamaulipas[c] | Tamaulipas |  | Ciudad Victoria | Reynosa | 80,249.3 km2 (30,984.4 sq mi) | 3,506,000 | 43 | 14 | February 7, 1824[12] |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala |  | Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl | San Pablo del Monte | 3,996.6 km2 (1,543.1 sq mi) | 1,405,000 | 60 | 22 | December 9, 1856[21] |
| Veracruz | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |  | Xalapa-Enríquez | Veracruz | 71,823.5 km2 (27,731.2 sq mi) | 8,105,000 | 212 | 7 | December 22, 1823[12] |
| Yucatán[h] | Yucatán |  | Mérida | 39,524.4 km2 (15,260.5 sq mi) | 2,374,000 | 106 | 8 | December 23, 1823[12] | |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas |  | Zacatecas | 75,275.3 km2 (29,064.0 sq mi) | 1,674,000 | 58 | 10 | December 23, 1823[12] | |
Notes:
- ^ (except Mexico City):
Estado Libre y Soberano de ("Free and Sovereign State of") - ^ 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 a Federal District until 29 January 2016, when this status was abolished.
- ^ 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
[edit]
- Administrative divisions of Mexico
- List of current state governors in Mexico
- List of Mexican state congresses (with current composition)
- List of Mexican state demonyms
- List of Mexican state governors
- List of Mexican state name etymologies
- List of Mexican states by area
- List of Mexican states by GDP
- List of Mexican states by GDP per capita
- List of Mexican states by HDI
- List of Mexican states by population
- List of Mexican states by date of statehood
- Postal codes in Mexico
- State flags of Mexico
- State governments of Mexico
- Territories of Mexico
- Territorial evolution of Mexico
References
[edit]- ^ 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. January 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2022 - 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".