Municipalities of the State of Mexico
Map of Mexico with State of Mexico highlighted
Municipalities of Mexico State by code.
Mexico is a state in central Mexico that is divided into 125 municipalities . According to the 2020 Mexican census , it is the most populated state with 16,992,418 inhabitants and the 8th smallest by land area spanning 22,351.8 square kilometres (8,630.1 sq mi).[ 1] [ 2]
Municipalities in the State of Mexico are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico .[ 3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal ) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento ) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos ).[ 4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[ 5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees , although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[ 5]
The largest municipality by population is Ecatepec , with 1,645,352 residents (9.68% of the state's total), while the smallest is Papalotla with 4,862 residents.[ 1] The largest municipality by land area is Tlatlaya which spans 788.60 km2 (304.48 sq mi), and the smallest is also Papalotla with 3.20 km2 (1.24 sq mi).[ 2] The newest municipalities are Luvianos and San José del Rincón , established on January 1, 2002; and Tonanitla , created on July 25, 2003.[ 6]
Municipalities
Largest municipalities in the State of Mexico by population
Ecatepec , largest municipality by population in the State of Mexico.
Nezahualcóyotl , second largest municipality by population.
Toluca , capital and third largest municipality by population.
Naucalpan , fourth largest municipality by population.
Chimalhuacán , fifth largest municipality by population.
† State capital
Municipalities of the State of Mexico
Name
Municipal seat
Population (2020)[ 1]
Population (2010)[ 7]
Change
Land area[ 2]
Population density (2020)
Incorporation date[ 6]
km2
sq mi
Acambay de Ruíz Castañeda
Acambay
67,872
60,918
+11.4%
475.6
183.6
142.7/km2 (369.6/sq mi)
1827
Acolman
Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl
171,507
136,558
+25.6%
86.9
33.6
1,973.6/km2 (5,111.6/sq mi)
1826
Aculco
Aculco de Espinoza
49,266
44,823
+9.9%
453.3
175.0
108.7/km2 (281.5/sq mi)
1826
Almoloya de Alquisiras
Almoloya de Alquisiras
15,333
14,856
+3.2%
171.0
66.0
89.7/km2 (232.2/sq mi)
April 13, 1869
Almoloya de Juárez
Villa de Almoloya de Juárez
174,587
147,653
+18.2%
479.6
185.2
364.0/km2 (942.8/sq mi)
1826
Almoloya del Río
Almoloya del Río
12,694
10,886
+16.6%
9.2
3.6
1,379.8/km2 (3,573.6/sq mi)
March 26, 1847
Amanalco
Amanalco de Becerra
23,675
22,868
+3.5%
222.3
85.8
106.5/km2 (275.8/sq mi)
1826
Amatepec
Amatepec
25,244
26,334
−4.1%
636.3
245.7
39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi)
1826
Amecameca [ a]
Amecameca de Juárez
53,441
48,421
+10.4%
176.4
68.1
303.0/km2 (784.6/sq mi)
1826
Apaxco
Apaxco de Ocampo
31,898
27,521
+15.9%
75.7
29.2
421.4/km2 (1,091.4/sq mi)
October 18, 1870
Atenco
San Salvador Atenco
75,489
56,243
+34.2%
87.6
33.8
861.7/km2 (2,231.9/sq mi)
1826
Atizapán
Santa Cruz Atizapán
12,984
10,299
+26.1%
8.5
3.3
1,527.5/km2 (3,956.3/sq mi)
October 18, 1870
Atizapán de Zaragoza [ b]
Ciudad López Mateos
523,674
489,937
+6.9%
92.9
35.9
5,637.0/km2 (14,599.7/sq mi)
September 3, 1874
Atlacomulco
Atlacomulco de Fabela
109,384
93,718
+16.7%
258.1
99.7
423.8/km2 (1,097.6/sq mi)
1826
Atlautla
Atlautla de Victoria
31,900
27,663
+15.3%
167.7
64.7
190.2/km2 (492.7/sq mi)
October 12, 1874
Axapusco
Axapusco
29,128
25,559
+14.0%
286.5
110.6
101.7/km2 (263.3/sq mi)
1826
Ayapango
Ayapango de Gabriel Ramos Millán
10,053
8,864
+13.4%
50.7
19.6
198.3/km2 (513.6/sq mi)
May 13, 1868
Calimaya
Calimaya de Díaz González
68,489
47,033
+45.6%
103.0
39.8
664.9/km2 (1,722.2/sq mi)
1826
Capulhuac
Capulhuac de Mirafuentes
36,921
34,101
+8.3%
21.6
8.3
1,709.3/km2 (4,427.1/sq mi)
1828
Chalco
Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias
400,057
310,130
+29.0%
225.2
87.0
1,776.5/km2 (4,601.0/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Chapa de Mota
Chapa de Mota
31,737
27,551
+15.2%
292.2
112.8
108.6/km2 (281.3/sq mi)
1826
Chapultepec
Chapultepec
12,772
9,676
+32.0%
11.6
4.5
1,101.0/km2 (2,851.7/sq mi)
October 8, 1869
Chiautla
Chiautla
30,045
26,191
+14.7%
20.1
7.8
1,494.8/km2 (3,871.5/sq mi)
1826
Chicoloapan
Chicoloapan de Juárez
200,750
175,053
+14.7%
41.3
15.9
4,860.8/km2 (12,589.3/sq mi)
1826
Chiconcuac
Chiconcuac
27,692
22,819
+21.4%
6.8
2.6
4,072.4/km2 (10,547.3/sq mi)
October 17, 1868
Chimalhuacán
Chimalhuacán
705,193
614,453
+14.8%
54.8
21.2
12,868.5/km2 (33,329.2/sq mi)
1852
Coacalco de Berriozábal
San Francisco Coacalco
293,444
278,064
+5.5%
35.0
13.5
8,384.1/km2 (21,714.8/sq mi)
February 12, 1862
Coatepec Harinas
Coatepec Harinas
38,643
36,174
+6.8%
289.2
111.7
133.6/km2 (346.1/sq mi)
1826
Cocotitlán
Cocotitlán
15,107
12,142
+24.4%
14.8
5.7
1,020.7/km2 (2,643.7/sq mi)
May 13, 1868
Coyotepec
Coyotepec
40,885
39,030
+4.8%
39.9
15.4
1,024.7/km2 (2,653.9/sq mi)
October 16, 1868
Cuautitlán
Cuautitlán
178,847
140,059
+27.7%
40.9
15.8
4,372.8/km2 (11,325.5/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Cuautitlán Izcalli
555,163
511,675
+8.5%
110.1
42.5
5,042.4/km2 (13,059.6/sq mi)
June 23, 1973
Donato Guerra [ c]
Villa Donato Guerra
37,436
33,455
+11.9%
191.6
74.0
195.4/km2 (506.0/sq mi)
October 16, 1868
Ecatepec de Morelos
San Cristóbal Ecatepec
1,645,352
1,656,107
−0.6%
156.2
60.3
10,533.6/km2 (27,282.0/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Ecatzingo
Ecatzingo de Hidalgo
10,827
9,369
+15.6%
53.2
20.5
203.5/km2 (527.1/sq mi)
May 13, 1868
Huehuetoca
Huehuetoca
163,244
100,023
+63.2%
119.8
46.3
1,362.6/km2 (3,529.2/sq mi)
1826
Hueypoxtla
Hueypoxtla
46,757
39,864
+17.3%
234.5
90.5
199.4/km2 (516.4/sq mi)
1826
Huixquilucan
Huixquilucan de Degollado
284,965
242,167
+17.7%
141.2
54.5
1,715.1/km2 (4,442.0/sq mi)
1826
Isidro Fabela [ d]
Tlazala de Fabela
11,929
10,308
+15.7%
79.7
30.8
149.7/km2 (387.7/sq mi)
May 13, 1868
Ixtapaluca
Ixtapaluca
542,211
467,361
+16.0%
324.0
125.1
1,673.5/km2 (4,334.3/sq mi)
1826
Ixtapan de la Sal
Ixtapan de la Sal
36,911
33,541
+10.0%
115.1
44.4
320.7/km2 (830.6/sq mi)
1826
Ixtapan del Oro
Ixtapan del Oro
6,475
6,629
−2.3%
99.3
38.3
65.2/km2 (168.9/sq mi)
September 14, 1875
Ixtlahuaca
Ixtlahuaca de Rayón
160,139
141,482
+13.2%
335.5
129.5
477.3/km2 (1,236.2/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Jaltenco
Jaltenco
28,217
26,328
+7.2%
4.7
1.8
6,003.6/km2 (15,549.3/sq mi)
1870
Jilotepec
Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez
87,671
83,755
+4.7%
568.4
219.5
154.2/km2 (399.5/sq mi)
March 11, 1824
Jilotzingo
Santa Ana Jilotzingo
19,877
17,970
+10.6%
116.5
45.0
170.6/km2 (441.9/sq mi)
1826
Jiquipilco
Jiquipilco
76,826
69,031
+11.3%
275.3
106.3
279.1/km2 (722.8/sq mi)
1826
Jocotitlán
Jocotitlán
69,264
61,204
+13.2%
277.7
107.2
249.4/km2 (646.0/sq mi)
1826
Joquicingo
Joquicingo de León Guzmán
15,428
12,840
+20.2%
46.1
17.8
334.7/km2 (866.8/sq mi)
1826
Juchitepec [ e]
Juchitepec de Mariano Rivapalacio
27,116
23,497
+15.4%
132.5
51.2
204.6/km2 (530.0/sq mi)
1826
Lerma
Lerma de Villada
170,327
134,799
+26.4%
230.8
89.1
738.0/km2 (1,911.4/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Luvianos
Luvianos
28,822
27,781
+3.7%
702.9
271.4
41.0/km2 (106.2/sq mi)
January 1, 2002
Malinalco
Malinalco
28,155
25,624
+9.9%
210.0
81.1
134.1/km2 (347.2/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Melchor Ocampo [ f]
Melchor Ocampo
61,220
50,240
+21.9%
14.0
5.4
4,372.9/km2 (11,325.6/sq mi)
October 16, 1868
Metepec
Metepec
242,307
214,162
+13.1%
67.5
26.1
3,589.7/km2 (9,297.4/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Mexicaltzingo
San Mateo Mexicaltzingo
13,807
11,712
+17.9%
11.7
4.5
1,180.1/km2 (3,056.4/sq mi)
October 8, 1868
Morelos [ g]
San Bartolo Morelos
33,164
28,426
+16.7%
235.8
91.0
140.6/km2 (364.3/sq mi)
October 8, 1874
Naucalpan
Naucalpan de Juárez
834,434
833,779
+0.1%
157.9
61.0
5,284.6/km2 (13,687.0/sq mi)
1826
Nezahualcóyotl
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
1,077,208
1,110,565
−3.0%
63.3
24.4
17,017.5/km2 (44,075.1/sq mi)
April 20, 1963
Nextlalpan
Santa Ana Nextlalpan
57,082
34,374
+66.1%
54.7
21.1
1,043.5/km2 (2,702.8/sq mi)
1826
Nicolás Romero [ h]
Nicolás Romero
430,601
366,602
+17.5%
232.5
89.8
1,852.0/km2 (4,796.8/sq mi)
1826
Nopaltepec
Nopaltepec
10,351
8,895
+16.4%
82.6
31.9
125.3/km2 (324.6/sq mi)
October 19, 1871
Ocoyoacac
Ocoyoacac
72,103
61,805
+16.7%
138.7
53.6
519.8/km2 (1,346.4/sq mi)
1826
Ocuilán
Ocuilán de Arteaga
36,223
31,803
+13.9%
385.9
149.0
93.9/km2 (243.1/sq mi)
October 18, 1870
El Oro
El Oro
36,937
34,446
+7.2%
147.1
56.8
251.1/km2 (650.3/sq mi)
1870
Otumba
Otumba de Gómez Farías
36,331
34,232
+6.1%
141.9
54.8
256.0/km2 (663.1/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Otzoloapan
Otzoloapan
4,891
4,864
+0.6%
153.7
59.3
31.8/km2 (82.4/sq mi)
1826
Otzolotepec
Villa Cuauhtémoc
88,783
78,146
+13.6%
114.5
44.2
775.4/km2 (2,008.3/sq mi)
1826
Ozumba
Ozumba de Alzate
30,785
27,207
+13.2%
47.4
18.3
649.5/km2 (1,682.1/sq mi)
1826
Papalotla
Papalotla
4,862
4,147
+17.2%
3.2
1.2
1,519.4/km2 (3,935.2/sq mi)
1826
La Paz
Los Reyes Acaquilpan
304,088
253,845
+19.8%
37.1
14.3
8,196.4/km2 (21,228.7/sq mi)
February 17, 1899
Polotitlán
Polotitlán de la Ilustración
14,985
13,002
+15.3%
126.7
48.9
118.3/km2 (306.3/sq mi)
September 27, 1875
Rayón
Santa María Rayón
15,972
12,748
+25.3%
23.0
8.9
694.4/km2 (1,798.6/sq mi)
October 22, 1874
San Antonio la Isla
San Antonio la Isla
31,962
22,152
+44.3%
25.3
9.8
1,263.3/km2 (3,272.0/sq mi)
March 16, 1847
San Felipe del Progreso [ i]
San Felipe del Progreso
144,924
121,396
+19.4%
368.7
142.4
393.1/km2 (1,018.0/sq mi)
1826
San José del Rincón
San José del Rincón
100,082
91,345
+9.6%
478.5
184.7
209.2/km2 (541.7/sq mi)
January 1, 2002
San Martín de las Pirámides [ j]
San Martín de las Pirámides
29,182
24,851
+17.4%
69.9
27.0
417.5/km2 (1,081.3/sq mi)
October 16, 1873
San Mateo Atenco
San Mateo Atenco
97,418
72,579
+34.2%
21.0
8.1
4,639.0/km2 (12,014.8/sq mi)
March 16, 1847
San Simón
San Simón de Guerrero
6,692
6,272
+6.7%
130.8
50.5
51.2/km2 (132.5/sq mi)
October 13, 1881
Santo Tomás
Santo Tomás de los Plátanos
9,729
9,111
+6.8%
107.7
41.6
90.3/km2 (234.0/sq mi)
1870
Soyaniquilpan de Juárez
San Francisco Soyaniquilpan
14,323
11,798
+21.4%
146.6
56.6
97.7/km2 (253.0/sq mi)
September 12, 1872
Sultepec
Sultepec de Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras
24,145
25,809
−6.4%
566.1
218.6
42.7/km2 (110.5/sq mi)
April 8, 1825
Tecámac
Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva
547,503
364,579
+50.2%
156.9
60.6
3,489.5/km2 (9,037.8/sq mi)
1826
Tejupilco
Tejupilco de Hidalgo
79,282
71,077
+11.5%
668.4
258.1
118.6/km2 (307.2/sq mi)
April 8, 1825
Temamatla
Temamatla
14,130
11,206
+26.1%
29.2
11.3
483.9/km2 (1,253.3/sq mi)
1852
Temascalapa
Temascalapa
43,593
35,987
+21.1%
164.6
63.6
264.8/km2 (685.9/sq mi)
1826
Temascalcingo
Temascalcingo de José María Velasco
66,414
62,695
+5.9%
356.2
137.5
186.5/km2 (482.9/sq mi)
1826
Temascaltepec
Temascaltepec de González
35,014
32,870
+6.5%
568.3
219.4
61.6/km2 (159.6/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Temoaya
Temoaya
105,766
90,010
+17.5%
186.3
71.9
567.7/km2 (1,470.4/sq mi)
1826
Tenancingo
Tenancingo de Degollado
104,677
90,946
+15.1%
164.6
63.6
635.9/km2 (1,647.1/sq mi)
April 8, 1825
Tenango del Aire
Tenango del Aire
11,359
10,578
+7.4%
38.0
14.7
298.9/km2 (774.2/sq mi)
1826
Tenango del Valle
Tenango de Arista
90,518
77,965
+16.1%
211.1
81.5
428.8/km2 (1,110.6/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Teoloyucan [ k]
Teoloyucan
65,459
63,115
+3.7%
31.0
12.0
2,111.6/km2 (5,469.0/sq mi)
1826
Teotihuacán
Teotihuacán de Arista
58,507
53,010
+10.4%
83.2
32.1
703.2/km2 (1,821.3/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Tepetlaoxtoc
Tepetlaoxtoc
32,564
27,944
+16.5%
178.9
69.1
182.0/km2 (471.4/sq mi)
May 2, 1827
Tepetlixpa
Tepetlixpa
20,500
18,327
+11.9%
43.1
16.6
475.6/km2 (1,231.9/sq mi)
August 31, 1869
Tepotzotlán
Tepotzotlán
103,696
88,559
+17.1%
207.1
80.0
500.7/km2 (1,296.8/sq mi)
1826
Tequixquiac
Santiago Tequixquiac
39,489
33,907
+16.5%
122.5
47.3
322.4/km2 (834.9/sq mi)
1826
Texcaltitlán
Texcaltitlán
18,482
17,390
+6.3%
145.5
56.2
127.0/km2 (329.0/sq mi)
November 4, 1861
Texcalyacac
San Mateo Texcalyacac
5,736
5,111
+12.2%
24.7
9.5
232.2/km2 (601.5/sq mi)
1870
Texcoco
Texcoco de Mora
277,562
235,151
+18.0%
428.1
165.3
648.4/km2 (1,679.2/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Tezoyuca
Tezoyuca
47,044
35,199
+33.7%
16.3
6.3
2,886.1/km2 (7,475.1/sq mi)
April 23, 1864
Tianguistenco
Santiago Tianguistenco
84,259
70,682
+19.2%
131.8
50.9
639.3/km2 (1,655.8/sq mi)
1826
Timilpan
San Andrés Timilpan
16,414
15,391
+6.6%
166.7
64.4
98.5/km2 (255.0/sq mi)
1870
Tlalmanalco
Tlalmanalco de Velázquez
49,196
46,130
+6.6%
160.2
61.9
307.1/km2 (795.4/sq mi)
1826
Tlalnepantla de Baz
Tlalnepantla
672,202
664,225
+1.2%
80.4
31.0
8,360.7/km2 (21,654.2/sq mi)
July 18, 1825
Tlatlaya
Tlatlaya
31,762
32,997
−3.7%
788.6
304.5
40.3/km2 (104.3/sq mi)
September 21, 1849
Toluca
Toluca de Lerdo †
910,608
819,561
+11.1%
426.8
164.8
2,133.6/km2 (5,525.9/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Tonanitla
Santa María Tonanitla
14,883
10,216
+45.7%
9.0
3.5
1,653.7/km2 (4,283.0/sq mi)
July 25, 2003
Tonatico
Tonatico
12,912
12,099
+6.7%
90.2
34.8
143.1/km2 (370.8/sq mi)
October 18, 1870
Tultepec
Tultepec
157,645
91,808
+71.7%
26.8
10.3
5,882.3/km2 (15,235.0/sq mi)
1852
Tultitlán
Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo
516,341
524,074
−1.5%
66.0
25.5
7,823.3/km2 (20,262.4/sq mi)
1826
Valle de Bravo [ l]
Valle de Bravo
61,590
61,599
0.0%
400.6
154.7
153.7/km2 (398.2/sq mi)
1826
Valle de Chalco
Xico
391,731
357,645
+9.5%
46.7
18.0
8,388.2/km2 (21,725.5/sq mi)
November 9, 1994
Villa de Allende
San José Villa de Allende
53,275
47,709
+11.7%
309.5
119.5
172.1/km2 (445.8/sq mi)
1826
Villa del Carbón
Villa del Carbón
51,498
44,881
+14.7%
303.3
117.1
169.8/km2 (439.8/sq mi)
1826
Villa Guerrero [ m]
Villa Guerrero
69,086
59,991
+15.2%
226.1
87.3
305.6/km2 (791.4/sq mi)
1826
Villa Victoria [ n]
Villa Victoria
108,196
94,369
+14.7%
424.8
164.0
254.7/km2 (659.7/sq mi)
May 13, 1868
Xalatlaco
Xalatlaco
30,687
26,865
+14.2%
108.2
41.8
476.0/km2 (1,232.7/sq mi)
October 12, 1874
Xonacatlán
Xonacatlán
54,633
46,331
+17.9%
53.5
20.7
1,021.2/km2 (2,644.8/sq mi)
October 18, 1870
Zacazonapan
Zacazonapan
5,109
4,051
+26.1%
66.7
25.8
76.6/km2 (198.4/sq mi)
April 5, 1879
Zacualpan
Zacualpan
13,522
15,121
−10.6%
292.1
112.8
46.3/km2 (119.9/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Zinacantepec
San Miguel Zinacantepec
203,872
167,759
+21.5%
310.4
119.8
656.8/km2 (1,701.1/sq mi)
1826
Zumpahuacán
Zumpahuacán
18,833
16,365
+15.1%
202.4
78.1
93.0/km2 (241.0/sq mi)
October 15, 1875
Zumpango
Zumpango de Ocampo
280,455
159,647
+75.7%
223.6
86.3
1,254.3/km2 (3,248.5/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
State of Mexico
—
16,992,418
15,175,862
+12.0%
22,351.8
8,630.1
760.2/km2 (1,969.0/sq mi)
—
Mexico
—
126,014,024
112,336,538
+12.2%
1,960,646.7
757,010
64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi)
—
Notes
^ Amecameca was originally incorporated as Ameca, changing its name on February 16, 1847 .[ 6]
^ Atizapán de Zaragoza was originally incorporated as Zaragoza, changing its name on October 4, 1969 .[ 6]
^ Donato Guerra was originally incorporated as Asunción Malacatepec, changing its name on May 2, 1880 .[ 6]
^ Isidro Fabela was originally incorporated as Santiago Tlazala, changing its name to Iturbide in 1919 and to its current name on April 8, 1970 .[ 6]
^ Juchitepec was originally incorporated as Juchi, changing its name on May 2, 1880 . It was merged with Tenango del Aire for 2 months in 1899.[ 6]
^ Melchor Ocampo was originally incorporated as San Miguel Tlaxomulco, changing its name on October 12, 1984 .[ 6]
^ Melchor Ocampo was originally incorporated as San Bartolomé de las Tunas, changing its name on September 17, 1918 .[ 6]
^ Nicolás Romero was originally incorporated as Azcapuzaltongo, changing its name on April 18, 1898 .[ 6]
^ San Felipe del Progreso was originally incorporated as San Felipe del Obraje, changing its name on October 13, 1877 .[ 6]
^ San Martín de las Pirámides was originally incorporated as San Martín Obispo, changing its name on December 8, 1917 .[ 6]
^ Teoloyucan was originally incorporated as Toloyuca, changing its name on October 16, 1868 .[ 6]
^ Valle de Bravo was originally incorporated as San Francisco del Valle de Temascaltepec, changing its name to Villa de Valle in 1849 and to its current name on September 17, 1919 .[ 6]
^ Villa Guerrero was originally incorporated as Tecualoya, changing its name on September 17, 1919 .[ 6]
^ Villa Victoria was originally incorporated as Merced de las Llaves, changing its name on September 17, 1919 .[ 6]
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