 venustiano carranza is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) of mexico's federal district. the borough was formed in 1970 when the center of mexico city was subdivided into four boroughs. venustiano carranza extends from the far eastern portion of the historic center of mexico city eastward to the peÃ±Ã³n de los baÃ±os and the border dividing the federal district from the state of mexico. historically, most of the territory was under lake texcoco, but over the colonial period into the 20th century, the lake dried up and today the area is completely urbanized. the borough is home to three of mexico cityâs major traditional markets, including la merced, the national archives of mexico, the palacio legislativo de san lÃ¡zaro, the tapo intercity bus terminal and the mexico city airport. ==geography and environment== the borough is located in the center-east of mexico city. it borders gustavo a. madero, cuauhtÃ©moc and iztacalco with the state of mexico to the east. the territory measures 33.42km2 which is 2.24% of the total of the federal district. the borough has 2,290 blocks and eighty officially designated neighborhoods. it has an average altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level with most of the surface flat. the territory is mostly the bed of the former lake texcoco with soils of compressed clay over sand, with the exception of the peÃ±Ã³
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