List of cities in Mexico
Most populous cities
Table:
Rank

City (Localidad)

Population (2010 census)

Geo. coordinates

Municipality

State

1
Mexico City
8,851,080
19°25′57″N 99°07′52″W﻿ / ﻿19.43250°N 99.13111°W﻿ / 19.43250; -99.13111
all 16 municipalities (alcaldías)‡
Mexico City

2
Ecatepec
1,655,015
19°36′35″N 99°03′36″W﻿ / ﻿19.60972°N 99.06000°W﻿ / 19.60972; -99.06000
Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality
México

3
Guadalajara
1,495,182
20°40′35″N 103°20′32″W﻿ / ﻿20.67639°N 103.34222°W﻿ / 20.67639; -103.34222
Guadalajara Municipality
Jalisco

4
Puebla
1,434,062
19°02′43″N 98°11′51″W﻿ / ﻿19.04528°N 98.19750°W﻿ / 19.04528; -98.19750
Puebla Municipality
Puebla

5
Juárez
1,321,004
31°44′22″N 106°29′13″W﻿ / ﻿31.73944°N 106.48694°W﻿ / 31.73944; -106.48694
Juárez Municipality
Chihuahua

6
Tijuana
1,300,983
32°32′05″N 117°02′37″W﻿ / ﻿32.53472°N 117.04361°W﻿ / 32.53472; -117.04361
Tijuana Municipality
Baja California

7
León
1,238,962
21°07′11″N 101°40′50″W﻿ / ﻿21.11972°N 101.68056°W﻿ / 21.11972; -101.68056
León Municipality
Guanajuato

8
Zapopan
1,142,483
20°43′14″N 103°23′18″W﻿ / ﻿20.72056°N 103.38833°W﻿ / 20.72056; -103.38833
Zapopan Municipality
Jalisco

9
Monterrey
1,168,709
25°40′17″N 100°18′31″W﻿ / ﻿25.67139°N 100.30861°W﻿ / 25.67139; -100.30861
Monterrey Municipality
Nuevo León

10
Nezahualcóyotl
1,104,585
19°24′00″N 98°59′20″W﻿ / ﻿19.40000°N 98.98889°W﻿ / 19.40000; -98.98889
Nezahualcóyotl Municipality
México

11
Culiacán
905,265
24°47′31″N 107°23′53″W﻿ / ﻿24.79194°N 107.39806°W﻿ / 24.79194; -107.39806
Culiacán Municipality
Sinaloa

12
Chihuahua
809,232
28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W﻿ / ﻿28.63528°N 106.08889°W﻿ / 28.63528; -106.08889
Chihuahua Municipality
Chihuahua

13
Naucalpan
792,211
19°28′31″N 99°14′16″W﻿ / ﻿19.47528°N 99.23778°W﻿ / 19.47528; -99.23778
Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality‡
México

14
Mérida
777,615
20°58′04″N 89°37′18″W﻿ / ﻿20.96778°N 89.62167°W﻿ / 20.96778; -89.62167
Mérida Municipality
Yucatán

15
San Luis Potosí
722,772
22°08′59″N 100°58′30″W﻿ / ﻿22.14972°N 100.97500°W﻿ / 22.14972; -100.97500
San Luis Potosí Municipality
San Luis Potosí

16
Aguascalientes
722,250
21°52′51″N 102°17′46″W﻿ / ﻿21.88083°N 102.29611°W﻿ / 21.88083; -102.29611
Aguascalientes Municipality
Aguascalientes

17
Hermosillo
715,061
29°05′56″N 110°57′15″W﻿ / ﻿29.09889°N 110.95417°W﻿ / 29.09889; -110.95417
Hermosillo Municipality
Sonora

18
Saltillo
709,671
25°26′00″N 101°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿25.43333°N 101.00000°W﻿ / 25.43333; -101.00000
Saltillo Municipality
Coahuila

19
Mexicali
689,775
32°39′48″N 115°28′04″W﻿ / ﻿32.66333°N 115.46778°W﻿ / 32.66333; -115.46778
Mexicali Municipality
Baja California

20
Guadalupe
673,616
25°40′45″N 100°14′06″W﻿ / ﻿25.67917°N 100.23500°W﻿ / 25.67917; -100.23500
Guadalupe Municipality
Nuevo León

21
Acapulco
673,479
16°51′42″N 99°53′11″W﻿ / ﻿16.86167°N 99.88639°W﻿ / 16.86167; -99.88639
Acapulco de Juárez Municipality
Guerrero

22
Tlalnepantla
653,410
19°32′12″N 99°11′41″W﻿ / ﻿19.53667°N 99.19472°W﻿ / 19.53667; -99.19472
Tlalnepantla de Baz Municipality
México

23
Cancún
628,306
21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W﻿ / ﻿21.16056°N 86.84750°W﻿ / 21.16056; -86.84750
Benito Juárez Municipality
Quintana Roo

24
Querétaro
626,495
20°35′17″N 100°23′17″W﻿ / ﻿20.58806°N 100.38806°W﻿ / 20.58806; -100.38806
Querétaro Municipality
Querétaro

25
Chimalhuacán
612,383
19°26′15″N 98°57′15″W﻿ / ﻿19.43750°N 98.95417°W﻿ / 19.43750; -98.95417
Chimalhuacán Municipality
México

26
Torreón
608,836
25°32′40″N 103°26′30″W﻿ / ﻿25.54444°N 103.44167°W﻿ / 25.54444; -103.44167
Torreón Municipality
Coahuila

27
Morelia
597,511
19°42′08″N 101°11′08″W﻿ / ﻿19.70222°N 101.18556°W﻿ / 19.70222; -101.18556
Morelia Municipality
Michoacán

28
Reynosa
589,466
26°05′32″N 98°16′40″W﻿ / ﻿26.09222°N 98.27778°W﻿ / 26.09222; -98.27778
Reynosa Municipality
Tamaulipas

29
Tlaquepaque
575,942
20°38′19″N 103°18′26″W﻿ / ﻿20.63861°N 103.30722°W﻿ / 20.63861; -103.30722
Tlaquepaque Municipality
Jalisco

30
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
537,102
16°45′11″N 93°06′56″W﻿ / ﻿16.75306°N 93.11556°W﻿ / 16.75306; -93.11556
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Municipality
Chiapas

31
Durango
512,311
24°01′22″N 104°39′16″W﻿ / ﻿24.02278°N 104.65444°W﻿ / 24.02278; -104.65444
Durango Municipality
Durango

32
Toluca
489,333
19°17′32″N 99°39′14″W﻿ / ﻿19.29222°N 99.65389°W﻿ / 19.29222; -99.65389
Toluca Municipality
México

33
Ciudad López Mateos
489,160
19°33′40″N 99°14′49″W﻿ / ﻿19.56111°N 99.24694°W﻿ / 19.56111; -99.24694
Atizapán de Zaragoza Municipality
México

34
Cuautitlán Izcalli
484,573
19°38′46″N 99°12′41″W﻿ / ﻿19.64611°N 99.21139°W﻿ / 19.64611; -99.21139
Cuautitlán Izcalli Municipality
México

35
Ciudad Apodaca
467,157
25°46′54″N 100°11′20″W﻿ / ﻿25.78167°N 100.18889°W﻿ / 25.78167; -100.18889
Apodaca Municipality
Nuevo León

36
Matamoros
449,815
25°52′47″N 97°30′15″W﻿ / ﻿25.87972°N 97.50417°W﻿ / 25.87972; -97.50417
Matamoros Municipality
Tamaulipas

37
San Nicolás de los Garza
443,273
25°44′30″N 100°18′08″W﻿ / ﻿25.74167°N 100.30222°W﻿ / 25.74167; -100.30222
San Nicolás de los Garza Municipality
Nuevo León

38
Veracruz
428,323
19°11′25″N 96°09′12″W﻿ / ﻿19.19028°N 96.15333°W﻿ / 19.19028; -96.15333
Veracruz Municipality‡
Veracruz

39
Xalapa
424,755
19°32′17″N 96°54′33″W﻿ / ﻿19.53806°N 96.90917°W﻿ / 19.53806; -96.90917
Xalapa Municipality
Veracruz

40
Tonalá
408,759
20°37′24″N 103°14′44″W﻿ / ﻿20.62333°N 103.24556°W﻿ / 20.62333; -103.24556
Tonalá Municipality
Jalisco

41
Mazatlán
381,583
23°14′29″N 106°24′35″W﻿ / ﻿23.24139°N 106.40972°W﻿ / 23.24139; -106.40972
Mazatlán Municipality
Sinaloa

42
Irapuato
380,941
20°40′27″N 101°20′51″W﻿ / ﻿20.67417°N 101.34750°W﻿ / 20.67417; -101.34750
Irapuato Municipality
Guanajuato

43
Nuevo Laredo
373,725
27°29′11″N 99°30′29″W﻿ / ﻿27.48639°N 99.50806°W﻿ / 27.48639; -99.50806
Nuevo Laredo Municipality
Tamaulipas

44
Xico
356,352
19°17′30″N 98°56′20″W﻿ / ﻿19.29167°N 98.93889°W﻿ / 19.29167; -98.93889
Valle de Chalco Solidaridad Municipality
México

45
Villahermosa
353,577
17°59′21″N 92°55′41″W﻿ / ﻿17.98917°N 92.92806°W﻿ / 17.98917; -92.92806
Centro Municipality
Tabasco

46
General Escobedo
352,444
25°48′31″N 100°19′37″W﻿ / ﻿25.80861°N 100.32694°W﻿ / 25.80861; -100.32694
General Escobedo Municipality
Nuevo León

47
Celaya
340,387
20°31′44″N 100°48′54″W﻿ / ﻿20.52889°N 100.81500°W﻿ / 20.52889; -100.81500
Celaya Municipality
Guanajuato

48
Cuernavaca
338,650
18°55′07″N 99°14′03″W﻿ / ﻿18.91861°N 99.23417°W﻿ / 18.91861; -99.23417
Cuernavaca Municipality
Morelos

49
Tepic
332,863
21°30′59″N 104°53′39″W﻿ / ﻿21.51639°N 104.89417°W﻿ / 21.51639; -104.89417
Tepic Municipality
Nayarit

50
Ixtapaluca
322,271
19°19′07″N 98°52′56″W﻿ / ﻿19.31861°N 98.88222°W﻿ / 19.31861; -98.88222
Ixtapaluca Municipality
México

51
Ciudad Victoria
305,155
23°44′10″N 99°08′46″W﻿ / ﻿23.73611°N 99.14611°W﻿ / 23.73611; -99.14611
Victoria Municipality
Tamaulipas

52
Ciudad Obregón
298,625
27°29′21″N 109°56′06″W﻿ / ﻿27.48917°N 109.93500°W﻿ / 27.48917; -109.93500
Cajeme Municipality
Sonora

53
Tampico
297,284
22°15′19″N 97°52′07″W﻿ / ﻿22.25528°N 97.86861°W﻿ / 22.25528; -97.86861
Tampico Municipality
Tamaulipas

54
Ciudad Nicolás Romero
281,799
19°37′30″N 99°18′51″W﻿ / ﻿19.62500°N 99.31417°W﻿ / 19.62500; -99.31417
Nicolás Romero Municipality
México

55
Ensenada
279,765
31°51′28″N 116°36′21″W﻿ / ﻿31.85778°N 116.60583°W﻿ / 31.85778; -116.60583
Ensenada Municipality
Baja California

56
Coacalco de Berriozábal
277,959
19°38′00″N 99°05′35″W﻿ / ﻿19.63333°N 99.09306°W﻿ / 19.63333; -99.09306
Coacalco de Berriozábal Municipality
México

57
Santa Catarina
268,347
25°40′32″N 100°27′44″W﻿ / ﻿25.67556°N 100.46222°W﻿ / 25.67556; -100.46222
Santa Catarina Municipality
Nuevo León

58
Uruapan
264,439
19°25′10″N 102°03′30″W﻿ / ﻿19.41944°N 102.05833°W﻿ / 19.41944; -102.05833
Uruapan Municipality
Michoacán

59
Gómez Palacio
257,352
25°33′40″N 103°29′54″W﻿ / ﻿25.56111°N 103.49833°W﻿ / 25.56111; -103.49833
Gómez Palacio Municipality
Durango

60
Los Mochis
256,613
25°47′37″N 108°59′49″W﻿ / ﻿25.79361°N 108.99694°W﻿ / 25.79361; -108.99694
Ahome Municipality
Sinaloa

61
Pachuca
256,584
20°07′18″N 98°44′09″W﻿ / ﻿20.12167°N 98.73583°W﻿ / 20.12167; -98.73583
Pachuca de Soto Municipality
Hidalgo

62
Oaxaca
255,029
17°04′04″N 96°43′12″W﻿ / ﻿17.06778°N 96.72000°W﻿ / 17.06778; -96.72000
Oaxaca de Juárez Municipality
Oaxaca

63
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
255,015
22°10′59″N 100°56′27″W﻿ / ﻿22.18306°N 100.94083°W﻿ / 22.18306; -100.94083
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez Municipality
San Luis Potosí

64
Tehuacán
248,716
18°27′50″N 97°23′35″W﻿ / ﻿18.46389°N 97.39306°W﻿ / 18.46389; -97.39306
Tehuacán Municipality
Puebla

65
Ojo de Agua
242,272
19°40′49″N 99°00′36″W﻿ / ﻿19.68028°N 99.01000°W﻿ / 19.68028; -99.01000
Tecámac Municipality
México

66
Coatzacoalcos
235,983
18°08′09″N 94°27′48″W﻿ / ﻿18.13583°N 94.46333°W﻿ / 18.13583; -94.46333
Coatzacoalcos Municipality
Veracruz

67
Campeche
220,389
19°50′45″N 90°32′12″W﻿ / ﻿19.84583°N 90.53667°W﻿ / 19.84583; -90.53667
Campeche Municipality
Campeche

68
Monclova
215,271
26°54′03″N 101°25′00″W﻿ / ﻿26.90083°N 101.41667°W﻿ / 26.90083; -101.41667
Monclova Municipality
Coahuila

69
La Paz
215,178
24°08′32″N 110°18′39″W﻿ / ﻿24.14222°N 110.31083°W﻿ / 24.14222; -110.31083
La Paz Municipality
Baja California Sur

70
Nogales
212,533
31°19′07″N 110°56′45″W﻿ / ﻿31.31861°N 110.94583°W﻿ / 31.31861; -110.94583
Nogales Municipality
Sonora

71
Buenavista
206,081
19°36′30″N 99°10′10″W﻿ / ﻿19.60833°N 99.16944°W﻿ / 19.60833; -99.16944
Tultitlán Municipality
México

72
Puerto Vallarta
203,342
20°36′49″N 105°13′38″W﻿ / ﻿20.61361°N 105.22722°W﻿ / 20.61361; -105.22722
Puerto Vallarta Municipality
Jalisco

73
Tapachula
202,672
14°54′29″N 92°15′38″W﻿ / ﻿14.90806°N 92.26056°W﻿ / 14.90806; -92.26056
Tapachula Municipality
Chiapas

74
Ciudad Madero
197,216
22°16′35″N 97°49′53″W﻿ / ﻿22.27639°N 97.83139°W﻿ / 22.27639; -97.83139
Ciudad Madero Municipality
Tamaulipas

75
San Pablo de las Salinas
189,453
19°39′56″N 99°05′30″W﻿ / ﻿19.66556°N 99.09167°W﻿ / 19.66556; -99.09167
Tultitlán Municipality
México

76
Chilpancingo
187,251
17°33′00″N 99°30′04″W﻿ / ﻿17.55000°N 99.50111°W﻿ / 17.55000; -99.50111
Chilpancingo de los Bravo Municipality
Guerrero

77
Poza Rica
185,242
20°32′03″N 97°26′37″W﻿ / ﻿20.53417°N 97.44361°W﻿ / 20.53417; -97.44361
Poza Rica de Hidalgo Municipality
Veracruz

78
Chicoloapan de Juárez
172,919
19°24′55″N 98°54′04″W﻿ / ﻿19.41528°N 98.90111°W﻿ / 19.41528; -98.90111
Chicoloapan Municipality
México

79
Ciudad del Carmen
169,466
18°38′18″N 91°50′07″W﻿ / ﻿18.63833°N 91.83528°W﻿ / 18.63833; -91.83528
Carmen Municipality
Campeche

80
Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias
168,720
19°15′53″N 98°53′51″W﻿ / ﻿19.26472°N 98.89750°W﻿ / 19.26472; -98.89750
Chalco Municipality
México

81
Jiutepec
162,427
18°52′53″N 99°10′40″W﻿ / ﻿18.88139°N 99.17778°W﻿ / 18.88139; -99.17778
Jiutepec Municipality
Morelos

82
Salamanca
160,169
20°34′13″N 101°11′50″W﻿ / ﻿20.57028°N 101.19722°W﻿ / 20.57028; -101.19722
Salamanca Municipality
Guanajuato

83
San Luis Río Colorado
158,089
32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W﻿ / ﻿32.47667°N 114.76250°W﻿ / 32.47667; -114.76250
San Luis Río Colorado Municipality
Sonora

84
Cuautla
154,358
18°48′44″N 98°57′21″W﻿ / ﻿18.81222°N 98.95583°W﻿ / 18.81222; -98.95583
Cuautla Municipality
Morelos

85
Ciudad Benito Juárez
151,893
25°38′51″N 100°05′41″W﻿ / ﻿25.64750°N 100.09472°W﻿ / 25.64750; -100.09472
Juárez Municipality
Nuevo León

86
Chetumal
151,243
18°30′13″N 88°18′19″W﻿ / ﻿18.50361°N 88.30528°W﻿ / 18.50361; -88.30528
Othón P. Blanco Municipality
Quintana Roo

87
Piedras Negras
150,178
28°42′00″N 100°31′23″W﻿ / ﻿28.70000°N 100.52306°W﻿ / 28.70000; -100.52306
Piedras Negras Municipality
Coahuila

88
Playa del Carmen
149,923
20°37′39″N 87°04′52″W﻿ / ﻿20.62750°N 87.08111°W﻿ / 20.62750; -87.08111
Solidaridad Municipality
Quintana Roo

89
Zamora
141,627
19°59′08″N 102°16′59″W﻿ / ﻿19.98556°N 102.28306°W﻿ / 19.98556; -102.28306
Zamora Municipality
Michoacán

90
Córdoba
140,896
18°53′25″N 96°56′24″W﻿ / ﻿18.89028°N 96.94000°W﻿ / 18.89028; -96.94000
Córdoba Municipality
Veracruz

91
San Juan del Río
138,878
20°23′20″N 99°59′47″W﻿ / ﻿20.38889°N 99.99639°W﻿ / 20.38889; -99.99639
San Juan del Río Municipality
Querétaro

92
Colima
137,383
19°14′37″N 103°43′51″W﻿ / ﻿19.24361°N 103.73083°W﻿ / 19.24361; -103.73083
Colima Municipality
Colima

93
Ciudad Acuña
134,233
29°19′27″N 100°55′54″W﻿ / ﻿29.32417°N 100.93167°W﻿ / 29.32417; -100.93167
Acuña Municipality
Coahuila

94
Manzanillo
130,035
19°03′08″N 104°18′57″W﻿ / ﻿19.05222°N 104.31583°W﻿ / 19.05222; -104.31583
Manzanillo Municipality
Colima

95
Zacatecas
129,011
22°46′18″N 102°34′31″W﻿ / ﻿22.77167°N 102.57528°W﻿ / 22.77167; -102.57528
Zacatecas Municipality
Zacatecas

96
Veracruz
126,507
19°08′39″N 96°07′00″W﻿ / ﻿19.14417°N 96.11667°W﻿ / 19.14417; -96.11667
Boca del Río Municipality‡
Veracruz

97
Ciudad Valles
124,644
21°59′13″N 99°01′07″W﻿ / ﻿21.98694°N 99.01861°W﻿ / 21.98694; -99.01861
Ciudad Valles Municipality
San Luis Potosí

98
Guadalupe
124,623
22°45′10″N 102°30′28″W﻿ / ﻿22.75278°N 102.50778°W﻿ / 22.75278; -102.50778
Guadalupe Municipality
Zacatecas

99
San Pedro Garza García
122,627
25°39′51″N 100°24′06″W﻿ / ﻿25.66417°N 100.40167°W﻿ / 25.66417; -100.40167
San Pedro Garza García Municipality
Nuevo León

100
Naucalpan
121,470
19°23′49″N 99°16′36″W﻿ / ﻿19.39694°N 99.27667°W﻿ / 19.39694; -99.27667
Huixquilucan Municipality‡
México

101
Fresnillo
120,944
23°10′32″N 102°52′03″W﻿ / ﻿23.17556°N 102.86750°W﻿ / 23.17556; -102.86750
Fresnillo Municipality
Zacatecas

102
Orizaba
120,844
18°51′31″N 97°05′48″W﻿ / ﻿18.85861°N 97.09667°W﻿ / 18.85861; -97.09667
Orizaba Municipality
Veracruz

103
Miramar
118,614
22°20′15″N 97°52′10″W﻿ / ﻿22.33750°N 97.86944°W﻿ / 22.33750; -97.86944
Altamira Municipality
Tamaulipas

104
Iguala
118,468
18°20′41″N 99°32′34″W﻿ / ﻿18.34472°N 99.54278°W﻿ / 18.34472; -99.54278
Iguala de la Independencia Municipality
Guerrero

105
Delicias
118,071
28°11′36″N 105°28′16″W﻿ / ﻿28.19333°N 105.47111°W﻿ / 28.19333; -105.47111
Delicias Municipality
Chihuahua

106
Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez
117,600
19°16′02″N 103°44′16″W﻿ / ﻿19.26722°N 103.73778°W﻿ / 19.26722; -103.73778
Villa de Álvarez Municipality
Colima

107
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
114,007
28°24′18″N 106°52′00″W﻿ / ﻿28.40500°N 106.86667°W﻿ / 28.40500; -106.86667
Cuauhtémoc Municipality
Chihuahua

108
Navojoa
113,836
27°04′51″N 109°26′43″W﻿ / ﻿27.08083°N 109.44528°W﻿ / 27.08083; -109.44528
Navojoa Municipality
Sonora

109
Guaymas
113,082
27°55′06″N 110°53′56″W﻿ / ﻿27.91833°N 110.89889°W﻿ / 27.91833; -110.89889
Guaymas Municipality
Sonora

110
Minatitlán
112,046
18°01′02″N 94°33′38″W﻿ / ﻿18.01722°N 94.56056°W﻿ / 18.01722; -94.56056
Minatitlán Municipality
Veracruz

111
Cuautitlán
108,449
19°40′01″N 99°10′45″W﻿ / ﻿19.66694°N 99.17917°W﻿ / 19.66694; -99.17917
Cuautitlán Municipality
México

112
Texcoco
105,165
19°30′20″N 98°52′55″W﻿ / ﻿19.50556°N 98.88194°W﻿ / 19.50556; -98.88194
Texcoco Municipality
México

113
Hidalgo del Parral
104,836
26°55′57″N 105°39′47″W﻿ / ﻿26.93250°N 105.66306°W﻿ / 26.93250; -105.66306
Hidalgo del Parral Municipality
Chihuahua

114
Tepexpan
102,667
19°36′49″N 98°54′52″W﻿ / ﻿19.61361°N 98.91444°W﻿ / 19.61361; -98.91444
Acolman Municipality
México

115
Tulancingo
102,406
20°05′09″N 98°21′48″W﻿ / ﻿20.08583°N 98.36333°W﻿ / 20.08583; -98.36333
Tulancingo de Bravo Municipality
Hidalgo

Given the data table for the 'Most populous cities' part of 'List of cities in Mexico', summarise the highlighted cells in a single sentence and format it within the following JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.