Administrative divisions of Mexico

The United Mexican States () is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities () (31 states and 1 federal district).

According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, but the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress and government. The territory of the Federal District, commonly known as Mexico City, serves as the national capital.

### Federal district

|Entity|Official Name|Flag|Area|Population (2010)|Date of establishment|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Ciudad de México|align=center|_Distrito Federal_||align=right|<span style="display:none">0</span> 1,485 km<sup>2</sup> (573.4 sq mi)|align=right|<span style="display:none">0</span>8,720,916|align=center|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-11-18|

### States

|width="115"|State|Official Name _Estado Libre y Soberano de_:|Flag|Capital|Largest city|Area|Population (2010)|Order of Admission to Federation|Date of Admission to Federation||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Aguascalientes|align=center|_Aguascalientes_||align=center|Aguascalientes|align=center|Aguascalientes|align=right|<span style="display:none">005618</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01184996</span>1,184,996|align=center|<span style="display:none">24</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1857-02-05|
|Baja California|align=center|_Baja California_||align=center|Mexicali|align=center|Tijuana|align=right|<span style="display:none">071446</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">03155070</span>3,155,070|align=center|<span style="display:none">29</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1952-01-16|
|Baja California Sur|align=center|_Baja California Sur_||align=center|La Paz|align=center|La Paz|align=right|<span style="display:none">073922</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">00637026</span>637,026|align=center|<span style="display:none">31</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1974-10-08|
|Campeche|align=center|_Campeche_||align=center|San Francisco de Campeche|align=center|San Francisco de Campeche|align=right|<span style="display:none">057924</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">00822441</span>822,441|align=center|<span style="display:none">25</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1863-04-29|
|Chiapas|align=center|_Chiapas_||align=center|Tuxtla Gutiérrez|align=center|Tuxtla Gutiérrez|align=right|<span style="display:none">073289</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">04796580</span>4,796,580|align=center|<span style="display:none">19</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-09-14|
|Chihuahua|align=center|_Chihuahua_||align=center|Chihuahua|align=center|Ciudad Juárez|align=right|<span style="display:none">247455</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">03406465</span>3,406,465|align=center|<span style="display:none">18</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-07-06|
|Coahuila<sup>1</sup> <sup>4</sup>|align=center|_Coahuila de Zaragoza_||align=center|Saltillo|align=center|Torreón|align=right|<span style="display:none">151563</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">02748391</span>2,748,391|align=center|<span style="display:none">16</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-05-07|
|Colima|align=center|_Colima_||align=center|Colima|align=center|Manzanillo|align=right|<span style="display:none">005625</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">00650,555</span> 650,555|align=center|<span style="display:none">23</span>|<span style="display:none">18561209</span>09-12-1856|
|Durango|align=center|_Durango_||align=center|Victoria de Durango|align=center|Victoria de Durango|align=right|<span style="display:none">123451</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01632934</span>1,632,934|align=center|<span style="display:none">17</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-05-22|
|Guanajuato|align=center|_Guanajuato_||align=center|Guanajuato|align=center|León|align=right|<span style="display:none">030608</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">05486372</span>5,486,372|align=center|<span style="display:none">02</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-20|
|Guerrero|align=center|_Guerrero_||align=center|Chilpancingo de los Bravo|align=center|Acapulco de Juárez|align=right|<span style="display:none">063621</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">03388768</span>3,388,768|align=center|<span style="display:none">21</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1849-10-27|
|Hidalgo|align=center|_Hidalgo_||align=center|Pachuca de Soto|align=center|Pachuca de Soto|align=right|<span style="display:none">020846</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">02665018</span>2,665,018|align=center|<span style="display:none">26</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1869-01-16|
|Jalisco|align=center|_Jalisco_||align=center|Guadalajara|align=center|Guadalajara|align=right|<span style="display:none">078599</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">07350682</span>7,350,682|align=center|<span style="display:none">09</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-23|
|México|align=center|_México_||align=center|Toluca de Lerdo|align=center|Ecatepec de Morelos|align=right|<span style="display:none">022357</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">15175862</span>15,175,862|align=center|<span style="display:none">01</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-20|
|Michoacán|align=center|_Michoacán de Ocampo_||align=center|Morelia|align=center|Morelia|align=right|<span style="display:none">058643</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">04351037</span>4,351,037|align=center|<span style="display:none">05</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-22|
|Morelos|align=center|_Morelos_||align=center|Cuernavaca|align=center|Cuernavaca|align=right|<span style="display:none">004893</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01777227</span>1,777,227|align=center|<span style="display:none">27</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1869-04-17|
|Nayarit|align=center|_Nayarit_||align=center|Tepic|align=center|Tepic|align=right|<span style="display:none">027815</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01084979</span>1,084,979|align=center|<span style="display:none">28</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1917-01-26|
|Nuevo León<sup>4</sup>|align=center|_Nuevo León_||align=center|Monterrey|align=center|Monterrey|align=right|<span style="display:none">064220</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">04653458</span>4,653,458|align=center|<span style="display:none">15</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-05-07|
|Oaxaca|align=center|_Oaxaca_||align=center|Oaxaca de Juárez|align=center|Oaxaca de Juárez|align=right|<span style="display:none">093793</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">03801962</span>3,801,962|align=center|<span style="display:none">03</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-21|
|Puebla|align=center|_Puebla_||align=center|Puebla de Zaragoza|align=center|Puebla de Zaragoza|align=right|<span style="display:none">034290</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">05779829</span>5,779,829|align=center|<span style="display:none">04</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-21|
|Querétaro|align=center|_Querétaro_||align=center|Santiago de Querétaro|align=center|Santiago de Querétaro|align=right|<span style="display:none">011684</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01827937</span>1,827,937|align=center|<span style="display:none">11</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-23|
|Quintana Roo|align=center|_Quintana Roo_||align=center|Chetumal|align=center|Cancún|align=right|<span style="display:none">042361</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01325578</span>1,325,578|align=center|<span style="display:none">30</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1974-10-08|
|San Luis Potosí|align=center|_San Luis Potosí_||align=center|San Luis Potosí|align=center|San Luis Potosí|align=right|<span style="display:none">060983</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">02585518</span>2,585,518|align=center|<span style="display:none">06</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-22|
|Sinaloa|align=center|_Sinaloa_||align=center|Culiacán|align=center|Culiacán|align=right|<span style="display:none">057377</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">02767761</span>2,767,761|align=center|<span style="display:none">20</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1830-10-14|
|Sonora<sup>2</sup>|align=center|_Sonora_||align=center|Hermosillo|align=center|Hermosillo|align=right|<span style="display:none">179503</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">02662480</span>2,662,480|align=center|<span style="display:none">12</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-01-10|
|Tabasco<sup>5</sup>|align=center|_Tabasco_||align=center|Villahermosa|align=center|Villahermosa|align=right|<span style="display:none">024738</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">02238603</span>2,238,603|align=center|<span style="display:none">13</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-02-07|
|Tamaulipas<sup>4</sup>|align=center|_Tamaulipas_||align=center|Ciudad Victoria|align=center|Reynosa|align=right|<span style="display:none">080175</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">03268554</span>3,268,554|align=center|<span style="display:none">14</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1824-02-07|
|Tlaxcala|align=center|_Tlaxcala_||align=center|Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl|align=center|Vicente Guerrero|align=right|<span style="display:none">003991</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01169936</span>1,169,936|align=center|<span style="display:none">22</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1856-12-09|
|Veracruz|align=center|_Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave_||align=center|Xalapa|align=center|Veracruz|align=right|<span style="display:none">071820</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">07643194</span>7,643,194|align=center|<span style="display:none">07</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-22|
|Yucatán<sup>3</sup>|align=center|_Yucatán_||align=center|Mérida|align=center|Mérida|align=right|<span style="display:none">039612</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01955577</span>1,955,577|align=center|<span style="display:none">08</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-23|
|Zacatecas|align=center|_Zacatecas_||align=center|Zacatecas|align=center|Zacatecas|align=right|<span style="display:none">075539</span>|align=right|<span style="display:none">01490668</span>1,490,668|align=center|<span style="display:none">10</span>|<span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-23|
**Notes:**
1. Joined the federation with the name of Coahuila y Texas.
1. Joined the federation with the name of Estado de Occidente also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa.
1. Joined the federation as República Federada de Yucatán () formed by the current states of Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitely rejoined in 1848.
1. States of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Coahuila became independent _de facto_ in 1840 to form the República del Río Grande (); never consolidated its independence because independent forces were defeated by the centralist forces.
1. State of Tabasco seceded from Mexico on two occasions, the first on February 13, 1841, rejoining again on December 2, 1842. And the second time was from November 9, 1846 to December 8 of that year.

## Related pages

- Administrative division
- List of Latin American subnational entities by HDI
- List of Mexican state demonyms
- List of Mexican state governors
- List of Mexican states by area
- List of Mexican states by HDI
- List of Mexican states by population
- Mexican state name etymologies
- Ranked list of Mexican states
- State governments of Mexico
- Territorial evolution of Mexico

## References

- Political Constitution of the United Mexican States; articles 2, and 42 through 48
- Law of Linguistic Rights or "Ley de los Derechos Lingüísticos" approved in 2001.juihu b