List of states of Mexico
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The states are the first-level administrative divisions of Mexico, which is officially named the United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity that is not formally a state).[1][2][3][4]
States are further divided into municipalities. Mexico City is divided into boroughs, officially designated as demarcaciones territoriales or alcaldías, similar to other states' municipalities but with different administrative powers.[5]
List
Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list of state name abbreviations, and as such, they are not included below. A list of Mexican states and several versions of their abbreviations can be found here.
State | Official name[a] | Coat of arms | Capital | Largest city | Area (1,972,550 km2 total)[6] | Population (February 2023; 127,104,000 total)[7] | Municipalities | Order of Admission to Federation |
Date of Admission to Federation |
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Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 5,615.7 km2 (2,168.2 sq mi) | 1,465,000 | 11 | 24 | February 5, 1857[8] | ||
Baja California | Baja California | Mexicali | Tijuana | 71,450.0 km2 (27,587.0 sq mi) | 3,822,000 | 6 | 29 | January 16, 1952[9] | |
Baja California Sur | Baja California Sur | La Paz | 73,909.4 km2 (28,536.6 sq mi) | 759,000 | 5 | 31 | October 8, 1974[10] | ||
Campeche | Campeche | San Francisco de Campeche | 57,484.9 km2 (22,195.0 sq mi) | 965,000 | 13 | 25 | April 29, 1863[11] | ||
Chiapas | Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 73,311.0 km2 (28,305.5 sq mi) | 5,602,000 | 124 | 19 | September 14, 1824[12] | ||
Chihuahua | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez | 247,412.6 km2 (95,526.5 sq mi) | 3,806,000 | 67 | 18 | July 6, 1824[12] | |
Coahuila[b][c] | Coahuila de Zaragoza | Saltillo | 151,594.8 km2 (58,531.1 sq mi) | 3,189,000 | 38 | 16 | May 7, 1824[12] | ||
Colima[d] | Colima | Colima | Manzanillo | 5,626.9 km2 (2,172.6 sq mi) | 830,000 | 10 | 23 | September 12, 1856[14] | |
Durango | Durango | Victoria de Durango | 123,364.0 km2 (47,631.1 sq mi) | 1,846,000 | 39 | 17 | May 22, 1824[12] | ||
Guanajuato | Guanajuato | Guanajuato | León de los Aldama | 30,606.7 km2 (11,817.3 sq mi) | 6,205,000 | 46 | 2 | December 20, 1823[12] | |
Guerrero | Guerrero | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | Acapulco de Juárez | 63,595.9 km2 (24,554.5 sq mi) | 3,556,000 | 81 | 21 | October 27, 1849[15] | |
Hidalgo | Hidalgo | Pachuca de Soto | 20,821.4 km2 (8,039.2 sq mi) | 3,115,000 | 84 | 26 | January 16, 1869[16] | ||
Jalisco | Jalisco | Guadalajara | 78,595.9 km2 (30,346.0 sq mi) | 8,400,000 | 125 | 9 | June 16, 1823[17] | ||
México | México | Toluca de Lerdo | Ecatepec de Morelos | 22,351.8 km2 (8,630.1 sq mi) | 17,102,000 | 125 | 1 | December 20, 1823[12] | |
Mexico City[e] | Ciudad de México | Mexico City | 1,494.3 km2 (577.0 sq mi) | 9,305,000 | 16 (boroughs) |
32 | January 29, 2016 | ||
Michoacán | Michoacán de Ocampo | Morelia | 58,598.7 km2 (22,625.1 sq mi) | 4,736,000 | 113 | 5 | December 22, 1823[12] | ||
Morelos | Morelos | Cuernavaca | 4,878.9 km2 (1,883.8 sq mi) | 2,016,000 | 36 | 27 | April 17, 1869[18] | ||
Nayarit | Nayarit | Tepic | 27,856.5 km2 (10,755.5 sq mi) | 1,274,000 | 20 | 28 | January 26, 1917[19] | ||
Nuevo León[c] | Nuevo León | Monterrey | 64,156.2 km2 (24,770.8 sq mi) | 5,846,000 | 51 | 15 | May 7, 1824[12] | ||
Oaxaca | Oaxaca | Oaxaca de Juárez | 93,757.6 km2 (36,200.0 sq mi) | 4,096,000 | 570 | 3 | December 21, 1823[12] | ||
Puebla | Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza | 34,309.6 km2 (13,247.0 sq mi) | 6,535,000 | 217 | 4 | December 21, 1823[12] | ||
Querétaro | Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro | 11,690.6 km2 (4,513.8 sq mi) | 2,404,000 | 18 | 11 | December 23, 1823[12] | ||
Quintana Roo | Quintana Roo | Chetumal | Cancún | 44,705.2 km2 (17,260.8 sq mi) | 1,895,000 | 11 | 30 | October 8, 1974[20] | |
San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 61,138.0 km2 (23,605.5 sq mi) | 2,815,000 | 58 | 6 | December 22, 1823[12] | ||
Sinaloa | Sinaloa | Culiacán Rosales | 57,365.4 km2 (22,148.9 sq mi) | 3,015,000 | 18 | 20 | October 14, 1830[21] | ||
Sonora[f] | Sonora | Hermosillo | 179,354.7 km2 (69,249.2 sq mi) | 3,006,000 | 72 | 12 | January 10, 1824[12] | ||
Tabasco[g] | Tabasco | Villahermosa | 24,730.9 km2 (9,548.7 sq mi) | 2,435,000 | 17 | 13 | February 7, 1824[12] | ||
Tamaulipas[c] | Tamaulipas | Ciudad Victoria | Reynosa | 80,249.3 km2 (30,984.4 sq mi) | 3,506,000 | 43 | 14 | February 7, 1824[12] | |
Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl | San Pablo del Monte | 3,996.6 km2 (1,543.1 sq mi) | 1,405,000 | 60 | 22 | December 9, 1856[22] | |
Veracruz | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
Xalapa-Enríquez | Veracruz | 71,823.5 km2 (27,731.2 sq mi) | 8,105,000 | 212 | 7 | December 22, 1823[12] | |
Yucatán[h] | Yucatán | Mérida | 39,524.4 km2 (15,260.5 sq mi) | 2,374,000 | 106 | 8 | December 23, 1823[12] | ||
Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Zacatecas | 75,275.3 km2 (29,064.0 sq mi) | 1,674,000 | 58 | 10 | December 23, 1823[12] |
Notes:
- ^ (except Mexico City):
Estado Libre y Soberano de ("Free and Sovereign State of") - ^ Joined the federation with the name of Coahuila y Tejas.
- ^ a b c The states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Coahuila became independent de facto in 1840 to form the República del Río Grande (Template:Lang-en); never consolidated its independence because independent forces were defeated by the centralist forces.[13]
- ^ Includes the remote Revillagigedo Islands, which are federally administered.
- ^ Mexico City was a Federal District. On 29 January 2016, its status as the Federal District ceased.
- ^ Joined the federation with the name of Estado de Occidente, also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa.
- ^ The State of Tabasco seceded from Mexico on two occasions: first on February 13, 1841, rejoining again on December 2, 1842; and the second from November 9, 1846 to December 9, 1846.
- ^ Joined the federation as República Federada de Yucatán[23] (Template:Lang-en) formed by the current states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitively rejoined in 1848.
See also
- Administrative divisions of Mexico
- List of current state governors in Mexico
- List of Mexican state demonyms
- List of Mexican state governors
- List of Mexican state congresses (Current composition)
- List of Mexican states by area
- List of Mexican states by HDI
- List of Mexican states by population
- List of Mexican states by date of statehood
- Mexican state name etymologies
- Postal codes in Mexico
- Ranked list of Mexican states
- State flags of Mexico
- State governments of Mexico
- Territories of Mexico
- Territorial evolution of Mexico
References
- ^ Agren, David (29 January 2015). "Mexico City officially changes its name to – Mexico City". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ El Diario de México. "La Ciudad de México no será estado, sino entidad federal autónoma" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Artículo 43 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (PDF).
- ^ "DF no es el estado 32, aclaran legisladores". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Constitution of Mexico City" (PDF) (in Spanish). Gobierno de la Ciudad de México. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Superficie continental" (in Spanish). INEGI. January 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2022 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Historical Summary of Aguascalientes" (in Spanish). Gobierno del estado de Aguascalientes. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Transformación Política de Territorio Norte de la Baja California a Estado 29" (in Spanish). Gobierno de Baja California.
- ^ "44 Years Ago, Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo became States" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "156th Anniversary of Campeche's Statehood" (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Las Diputaciones Provinciales" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 15.
- ^ "República de Río Grande, el País que no pudo ser" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ "Universidad de Colima". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ "Commemorating the 169th Anniversary of Guerrero's Statehood" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "History of the state of Hidalgo" (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Jalisco | Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco".
- ^ "History of Morelos" (in Spanish). Gobierno del estado de Morelos. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Anniversary of Nayarit's Statehood" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Historia de Quintana Roo" (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "500 años de México en documentos" (in Spanish). Biblioteca Garay.
- ^ "History of Tlaxcala" (in Spanish). Congreso del estado de Tlaxcala. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "La historia de la República de Yucatán".