Mexico Ceety

Mexico Ceety () is the caipital an mucklest ceety in Mexico as well as the mucklest ceety in North Americae an ane o the mucklest ceeties in the warld. Mexico Ceety is the seat o the federal govrenment, a federal entity athin Mexico that isnae pairt o ony o the 31 Mexican states but belangs tae the federation as a hale. Mexico Ceety is the maist important poleetical, cultural, an financial centre in the kintra.

As an "alpha" global ceety, Mexico Ceety is ane o the maist important financial centers in Americae that is locatit in the Glen o Mexico, a muckle glen in the heich plateaus at the centre o Mexico, at an altitude o 2,240 metres (7,350 ft). The ceety consists o saxteen burghs.

The 2009 estimatit population for the ceety proper wis aroond 8.84 million fowk, an haes a land area o 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi). Accordin tae the maist recent definition greed upon bi the federal an state govrenments, the Mexico Ceety metropolitan area population is 21.2 million fowk makkin it the mucklest metropolitan area in the Americaes an the third mucklest agglomeration in the warld.

Mexico Ceety haes a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) o $390 billion USD in 2008, makin Mexico Ceety the aicht richest ceety in the warld. The ceety wis responsible for generatin 21% o Mexico's Gross Domestic Product an the metropolitan area accoontit for 34% o tot naitional GDP. As o 2008, the ceety proper, as opposed tae the metropolitan area, haed a nominal income per caipita o $25,258 USD, on par wi the GDP per capita o Portugal, an significantly abuin kintras lik the Czech Republic.

The ceety wis oreeginally biggit on an island o Loch Texcoco bi the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan, that wis amaist completely destroyed in the siege o 1521, an subsequently redesigned an rebuilt in accordance wi the Spaingie urban staundarts. In 1524, the municipality o Mexico Ceety wis established, kent as México Tenustitlán, an as o 1585 it wis offeecially kent
as La Ciudad de México (Mexico Ceety). Mexico Ceety served as the poleetical, admeenistrative an financial centre o a major pairt o the Spaingie colonial empire. Efter unthirldom frae Spain wis achieved, the Federal Destrict wis creatit in 1824.

Efter years o demandin greater poleetical autonomy, residents war gien the richt tae directly elect the Heid o Govrenment an the representatives o the unicameral Legislative Assembly bi popular vote in 1997. Iver syne, the left-wing Pairty o the Democratic Revolution (PRD) haes controlled baith o them. In recent years, the local govrenment haes passed a wave o leeberal policies, lik abortion on request tae ony woman up tae 12 weeks intae a pregnancy.

 Internaitional relations 
 Twin touns — Sister ceeties 
Mexico Ceety is twinned wi:
  Athens, Greece
  Arequipa, Peru
  Beijing, Cheenae
  Beirut, Lebanon
  Berlin, Germany
  Bogotá, Colombie
  Buenos Aires, Argentinae
  Cairo, Egyp
  Caracas, Venezuela
  Chicago, Unitit States
  Ranchi, Indie
  Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
  Cusco, Peru
  Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico
  Guatemala Ceety, Guatemala   Houston, Unitit States
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Kaliningrad, Roushie
  La Paz, Bolivie
  Lima, Peru
  Lisbon, Portugal
  Los Angeles, Unitit States
  Madrid, Spain
  Malmö, Swaden
  Manila, Philippines
  Nagoya, Japan
  Nicosia, Cyprus
  Panama Ceety, Panama   Paris, Fraunce
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Roum, Italy
  Santiago, Chile
  São Paulo, Brazil
  San Jose, Unitit States
  San Salvador, El Salvador
  Seoul, Sooth Korea:
  Stuttgart, Germany
  Sydney, Australie
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  Toronto, Canadae
  Washington D.C., Unitit States

 Notes 


Category:Mexico Ceety metropolitan area
Category:Caipital destricts an territories
Category:Caipitals in North Americae
Category:Host ceeties o the Simmer Olympic Gemmes
Mexico
*Federal destrict
Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Mexico