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{{Short description|Administrative divisions of Mexico City}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name              = Borough<br>{{small|''demarcación territorial'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])}}
| alt_name          = ''alcaldía'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]), ''delegación'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])
| map               = File:MX-DF-División política.svg
| caption           = Mexico City boroughs
| category          = [[Borough]] / [[City district]]
| territory         = {{MEX}}
| upper_unit        = [[Mexico City]]
| start_date        = 
| legislation_begin = 
| legislation_end   = 
| end_date          = 
| current_number    = 16
| number_date       = July 2025
| type              = 
| status            = 
| exofficio         = 
| population_range  = '''Smallest:'''<br>152,685 ([[Milpa Alta]])<br>'''Largest:'''<br> 1,835,486 ([[Iztapalapa]])
| area_range        = '''Smallest:'''<br>{{Convert|23.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} ([[Iztacalco]])<br>'''Largest:'''<br>{{Convert|314.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} ([[Tlalpan]])
| density_range     = 
| government        = Borough mayor ([[Alcalde]])
| subdivision       = [[List of neighborhoods in Mexico City|Neighborhoods]]
}}
'''Boroughs''' ({{langx|es|demarcaciones territoriales}}) are the subdivisions of [[Mexico City]], the [[capital city]] and a federative entity of [[Mexico]]. As of {{CURRENT YEAR}}, there are 16 boroughs in Mexico City.<ref name="cdmx" /> Each borough is headed by a borough mayor ({{lang|es|[[alcalde]]}}), which makes it colloquially known as {{lang|es|alcaldía}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://paot.org.mx/centro/leyes/df/pdf/2018/LEY_ORGANICA_ALCALDIAS_CDMX.pdf|title=Ley Orgánica de las Alcadías de la Ciudad de México|page=1|work=Procuraduría Ambiental y del Ordenamiento Territorial de la CDMX|date=4 May 2018|access-date=7 April 2025|language=es}}</ref> The traditional center of Mexico City comprises four boroughs: [[Benito Juárez, Mexico City|Benito Juárez]], [[Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City |Cuauhtémoc]], [[Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City |Miguel Hidalgo]], and [[Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City |Venustiano Carranza]]. 

[[Mexico City]] is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, with the others being the 31 [[states of Mexico|states]]. It was named {{lang|es|Distrito Federal}} (Federal District) until February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the {{lang|es|Ciudad de México}}.<ref name="dof">{{cite web|url=https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5424565&fecha=05/02/2016|title=General Agreement of the Plenary of the Federal Judiciary Council by which the name of the Federal District is changed to Mexico City.|language=es|publisher=Diario Oficial de la Federación|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref> According to the 2020 [[Censo General de Población y Vivienda|Mexican census]], it is the [[States of Mexico|second most populated]] entity with {{nts|9209944}} inhabitants and the [[States of Mexico|smallest by land area]], spanning {{convert|1494.3|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="census2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/scitel/Default?ev=9|title=Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL|language=es|publisher=INEGI|access-date=2021-01-27}}</ref><ref name="Landarea">
{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/default.aspx|title=México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Ciudad de México|date=January 1998 |publisher=INEGI|language= es| access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Mexico (city) in Mexico (zoom).svg|thumb|left|200px|alt=Map of Mexico with Mexico City highlighted|Map of Mexico with Mexico City highlighted]]

Despite containing the word "city", it is not governed as a city but as a unit consisting of multiple subdivisions. As a result of the political reforms enacted in 2016, it is no longer designated as a federal district and became a city, a member entity of the Mexican federation, the seat of the Powers of the Union, and the capital of Mexico.<ref name="cdmx">{{cite web|url=https://data.consejeria.cdmx.gob.mx/images/leyes/estatutos/Constitucion_Politica_de_la_Ciudad_de_Mexico_3.pdf|title=Constitution of Mexico City|language=es|publisher=Gobierno de la Ciudad de México|access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref> Thus, Mexico City is not organized into [[Municipalities of Mexico|municipalities]].

The largest borough by population is [[Iztapalapa]], with 1,835,486 residents, while the smallest is [[Milpa Alta]], with 152,685 residents. [[Iztacalco]] is the most densely populated subdivision in Mexico.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest borough by land area is [[Tlalpan]], which spans {{convert|314.5|km2|sqmi|adj=ri2|2|abbr=on}}, and the smallest is [[Iztacalco]], with {{convert|23.1|km2|sqmi|adj=ri2|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Landarea />

The most recent boroughs are [[Benito Juárez, Mexico City|Benito Juárez]], [[Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City|Cuauhtémoc]], [[Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City|Miguel Hidalgo]], and [[Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City|Venustiano Carranza]], all established in 1970 out of the former circumscription of Mexico City.<ref name=dates>{{cite book |date=1996|title=Distrito Federal División Territorial de 1810 a 1995.|url=http://internet.contenidos.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/historicos/2104/702825222352/702825222352_4.pdf|language=es|location=Mexico|publisher=INEGI|isbn=970-13-1494-8}}</ref>

==Boroughs==
<onlyinclude>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|- 
!scope="col"  rowspan=2| Name
!scope="col"  rowspan=2| Seal
!scope="col"  rowspan=2| Population<br>(2020)<ref name="census2020" />
!scope="col"  rowspan=2| Population<br>(2010)<ref name="census2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/scitel/Default?ev=5|title=Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL|language=es|publisher=INEGI|access-date=2021-01-27}}</ref>
!scope="col"  rowspan=2| Change
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"  colspan=2| Land area<ref name="Landarea" />
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"  rowspan=2| Population density<br>(2020)
!scope="col"  rowspan=2| Incorporation date<ref name=dates />
|-
! km<sup>2</sup>
! sq mi
|-
|align="left"|[[Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City|Álvaro Obregón]]{{#tag:ref|Álvaro Obregón was originally incorporated as San Ángel, changing its name on {{dts|31-12-1941}}.<ref name=dates/>|group=lower-alpha}} 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Álvaro Obregón symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|759137|727034|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|95.9|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|759137|95.9|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|15-02-1826}}
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left"|[[Azcapotzalco]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Azcapotzalco symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|432205|414711|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|33.5|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|432205|33.5|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|06-08-1826}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Benito Juárez, Mexico City|Benito Juárez]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Benito Juárez symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|434153|385439|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|26.7|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|434153|26.7|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|29-12-1970}}
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left"|[[Coyoacán]]
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Coyoacán symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|614447|620416|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|53.9|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|614447|53.9|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|06-08-1824}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Cuajimalpa]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Cuajimalpa symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|217686|186391|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|71.2|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|217686|71.2|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|28-07-1899}}
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left"|[[Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City|Cuauhtémoc]]
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|545884|531831|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|32.5|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|545884|32.5|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|29-12-1970}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City|Gustavo A. Madero]]{{#tag:ref|Gustavo A. Madero was originally incorporated as Guadalupe Hidalgo, changing its name on {{dts|31-12-1941}}.<ref name=dates/>|group=lower-alpha}}
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Gustavo A. Madero symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|1173351|1185772|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|87.9|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|1173351|87.9|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|08-05-1861}}
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left"|[[Iztacalco]]{{#tag:ref|Iztacalco was merged with Gustavo A. Madero (at that time known as Guadalupe Hidalgo) from 1903 to 1921.<ref name=dates/>|group=lower-alpha}} 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Iztacalco symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|404695|384326|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|23.1|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|404695|23.1|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|05-03-1862}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Iztapalapa]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Iztapalapa symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|1835486|1815786|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|113.2|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|1835486|113.2|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|05-03-1862}}
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left"|[[Magdalena Contreras|La Magdalena Contreras]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Magdalena Contreras symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|247622|239086|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|63.4|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|247622|63.4|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|31-12-1928}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City|Miguel Hidalgo]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|414470|372889|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|46.4|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|414470|46.4|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|29-12-1970}}
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left"|[[Milpa Alta]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Milpa Alta symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|152685|130582|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|298.2|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|152685|298.2|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|15-12-1826}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Tláhuac]]{{#tag:ref|Tláhuac was merged with Xochimilco from 1903 to 1928.<ref name=dates/>|group=lower-alpha}}
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Tláhuac symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|392313|360265|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|85.9|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|392313|85.9|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|15-02-1826}}
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left"|[[Tlalpan]]{{#tag:ref|Tlalpan was originally incorporated as San Agustín de las Cuevas, changing its name on {{dts|25-09-1827}}.<ref name=dates/>|group=lower-alpha}}
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Tlalpan symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|699928|650567|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|314.5|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|699928|314.5|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|08-04-1825}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City|Venustiano Carranza]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Venustiano Carranza symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|443704|430978|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|32.5|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|443704|32.5|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|29-12-1970}}
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left"|[[Xochimilco]] 
|align=center | [[File:Alcaldía Xochimilco symbol.svg|60px]]
|{{change|442178|415007|dec=1|align="left"|invert=on}}
|{{convert|114.1|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table}}
|{{Pop density|442178|114.1|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
|{{dts|06-08-1826}}
|-
|- class="sortbottom" style="text-align:center;" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
|scope="row" align="left"| '''[[Mexico City]]'''
| '''&mdash;'''
|{{change|9209944|8851080|dec=1|align="right"|bold=on|invert=on||bgcolour=#f2f2f2}}
|'''{{nts|1494.3}}'''
|align="right"| '''{{convert|1494.3|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=output number only|sortable=on}}'''
|align="right"| '''{{Pop density|9209944|1494.3|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}'''
| '''&mdash;'''
|- class="sortbottom" style="text-align:center;" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
|scope="row" align="left"| '''[[Mexico]]'''
| '''&mdash;'''
|{{change|126014024|112336538|dec=1|align="right"|bold=on|invert=on||bgcolour=#f2f2f2}}
|'''{{nts|1960646.7}}'''
|'''{{convert|1960646.7|km2|sqmi|adj=ri2|0|disp=output number only|sortable=on}}'''
|align="right"| '''{{Pop density|126014024|1960646.7|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}'''
| '''&mdash;'''
|}</onlyinclude>

===Mayors===
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Borough
! Mayor
! Since
|-
| Álvaro Obregón || align="left"|[[File:Logo Partido Verde (México).svg|18px]] Javier López Casarín || align=center| 2024
|-
| Azcapotzalco || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] Nancy Marlene Núñez Reséndiz || align=center| 2024
|-
| Benito Juárez || align="left"|[[File:PAN logo (Mexico).svg|18px]] [[Luis Mendoza Acevedo]] || align=center| 2024
|-
| Coyoacán || align="left"|[[File:PAN logo (Mexico).svg|18px]] Giovani Gutiérrez Aguilar  || align=center| 2021
|-
| Cuajimalpa || align="left"|[[File:PAN logo (Mexico).svg|18px]] Carlos Orvañanos Rea || align=center| 2024
|-
| Cuauhtémoc || align="left"|[[File:PRI logo (Mexico).svg|18px]] Alessandra Rojo de la Vega || align=center| 2024
|-
| Gustavo A. Madero || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] Janecarlo Lozano Reynoso || align=center| 2024
|-
| Iztacalco || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] Lourdes Paz Reyes || align=center| 2024
|-
| Iztapalapa || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] Aleida Alavez Ruiz || align=center| 2024
|-
| La Magdalena Contreras || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] Fernando Mercado Guaida || align=center| 2024
|- 
| Miguel Hidalgo || align="left"|[[File:PAN logo (Mexico).svg|18px]] [[Mauricio Tabe Echartea]] || align=center| 2021
|-
| Milpa Alta || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] Octavio Rivero Villaseñor || align=center| 2024
|-
| Tláhuac || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] Berenice Hernández Calderón || align=center| 2021
|-
| Tlalpan || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] [[Gabriela Osorio]] || align=center| 2024
|-
| Venustiano Carranza || align="left"|[[File:Morena logo (alt).svg|18px]] Evelyn Parra Álvarez || align=center| 2021
|-
| Xochimilco || align="left"|[[File:Worker's Party logo (Mexico).svg|18px]] Circe Camacho Bastida || align=center| 2024
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commonscatinline|Municipalities in Mexico City}}
* [https://www.cdmx.gob.mx Government of Mexico City official website] (Spanish)

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{{Mexico City neighborhoods}}
{{Municipalities of Mexico}}
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[[Category:Geography of Mexico City]]