List of cities in Mexico facts for kids
This article contains lists of most populous cities as well as municipalities of Mexico.
Most populous cities
This is a list of cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2010 Mexican national census.
Veracruz and Naucalpan are cities whose area is divided between two municipalities; the list gives the population of each part of the city separately. Mexico City contains all of the federal entity's area, including rural areas with relatively small populations. The Mexico City's population, according to the localities in its municipalities, is 8,810,393 urban (99.54%) and 40,687 rural (0.46%). All other localities are officially classified as solely urban by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). All of the map links are of the same scale.
‡ These cities extend beyond the borders of a single municipality.
Most populous municipalities







The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in Mexico as of the 2010 census. As defined by the Mexico's Census Bureau the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its name in Spanish, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
Rank | Municipality | State | Population |
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1 | Mexico City | Mexico City | 8,851,080 |
2 | Ecatepec | State of Mexico | 1,656,107 |
3 | Tijuana | Baja California | 1,559,683 |
4 | Puebla | Puebla | 1,539,819 |
5 | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 1,495,189 |
6 | León | Guanajuato | 1,436,480 |
7 | Juárez | Chihuahua | 1,332,131 |
8 | Zapopan | Jalisco | 1,243,756 |
9 | Monterrey | Nuevo León | 1,135,550 |
10 | Nezahualcóyotl | State of Mexico | 1,110,565 |
11 | Mexicali | Baja California | 936,826 |
12 | Culiacán | Sinaloa | 858,638 |
13 | Naucalpan | State of Mexico | 833,779 |
14 | Mérida | Yucatan | 830,732 |
15 | Toluca | State of Mexico | 819,561 |
16 | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | 819,543 |
17 | Querétaro | Querétaro | 801,940 |
18 | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 797,010 |
19 | Acapulco | Guerrero | 789,971 |
20 | Hermosillo | Sonora | 784,342 |
21 | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 772,604 |
22 | Morelia | Michoacán | 729,279 |
23 | Saltillo | Coahuila | 725,123 |
24 | Guadalupe | Nuevo León | 678,006 |
25 | Tlalnepantla de Baz | State of Mexico | 664,225 |
26 | Benito Juárez | Quintana Roo | 661,176 |
27 | Centro (Tabasco) | Tabasco | 640,359 |
28 | Torreón | Coahuila | 639,629 |
29 | Chimalhuacán | State of Mexico | 614,453 |
30 | Reynosa | Tamaulipas | 608,891 |
31 | Tlaquepaque | Jalisco | 608,114 |
32 | Durango | Durango | 582,267 |
33 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Chiapas | 553,374 |
34 | Veracruz | Veracruz | 552,156 |
35 | Irapuato | Guanajuato | 529,440 |
36 | Tultitlán | State of Mexico | 524,074 |
37 | Apodaca | Nuevo León | 523,270 |
38 | Cuautitlán Izcalli | State of Mexico | 511,675 |
39 | Atizapán de Zaragoza | State of Mexico | 489,937 |
40 | Matamoros | Tamaulipas | 489,193 |
41 | Tonalá | Jalisco | 478,689 |
42 | Celaya | Guanajuato | 468,469 |
43 | Ixtapaluca | State of Mexico | 467,361 |
44 | Ensenada | Baja California | 466,814 |
45 | Xalapa | Veracruz | 457,928 |
46 | San Nicolás de los Garza | Nuevo León | 443,273 |
47 | Mazatlán | Sinaloa | 438,434 |
48 | Tlajomulco de Zúñiga | Jalisco | 416,626 |
49 | Ahome | Sinaloa | 416,299 |
50 | Cajeme | Sonora | 409,310 |
51 | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | 384,033 |
52 | Tepic | Nayarit | 380,074 |
53 | Nicolás Romero | State of Mexico | 366,604 |
54 | Cuernavaca | Morelos | 364,778 |
55 | Tecámac | State of Mexico | 364,589 |
56 | General Escobedo | Nuevo León | 357,937 |
57 | Valle de Chalco Solidaridad | State of Mexico | 357,637 |
58 | Gómez Palacio | Durango | 328,159 |
59 | Ciudad Victoria | Tamaulipas | 321,685 |
60 | Tapachula | Chiapas | 320,456 |
61 | Uruapan | Michoacán | 315,329 |
62 | Chalco | State of Mexico | 310,124 |
63 | Coatzacoalcos | Veracruz | 305,225 |
64 | Tampico | Tamaulipas | 297,057 |
65 | Guasave | Sinaloa | 285,919 |
66 | Coacalco de Berriozábal | State of Mexico | 278,203 |
67 | Tehuacán | Puebla | 274,907 |
68 | Santa Catarina | Nuevo León | 270,790 |
69 | Pachuca de Soto | Hidalgo | 267,862 |
70 | Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | San Luis Potosí | 267,839 |
71 | Oaxaca de Juárez | Oaxaca | 263,145 |
72 | Salamanca | Guanajuato | 260,759 |
73 | Campeche | Campeche | 259,005 |
74 | Juarez | Nuevo León | 256,454 |
75 | Puerto Vallarta | Jalisco | 255,725 |
76 | La Paz (State of Mexico) | State of Mexico | 253,843 |
77 | La Paz (Baja California Sur) | Baja California Sur | 251,871 |
78 | Cardenas | Tabasco | 248,507 |
79 | Othón P. Blanco | Quintana Roo | 244,616 |
80 | Huixquilucan | State of Mexico | 242,167 |
81 | Chilpancingo | Guerrero | 241,717 |
82 | San Juan del Rio | Querétaro | 241,699 |
83 | Los Cabos | Baja California Sur | 238,487 |
84 | Texcoco | State of Mexico | 235,151 |
85 | Ciudad del Carmen | Campeche | 221,094 |
86 | Nogales | Sonora | 220,292 |
87 | Monclova | Coahuila | 216,206 |
88 | Metepec | State of Mexico | 214,162 |
89 | Fresnillo | Zacatecas | 213,139 |
90 | Altamira | Tamaulipas | 212,001 |
91 | Ocosingo | Chiapas | 198,877 |
92 | Ciudad Madero | Tamaulipas | 197,216 |
93 | Jiutepec | Morelos | 196,953 |
94 | Córdoba | Veracruz | 196,541 |
95 | Poza Rica | Veracruz | 193,311 |
96 | Comalcalco | Tabasco | 192,802 |
97 | Zamora | Michoacán | 186,102 |
98 | San Cristobal de las Casas | Chiapas | 185,917 |
99 | Huimanguillo | Tabasco | 179,285 |
100 | Lázaro Cárdenas | Michoacán | 178,817 |
101 | San Luis Río Colorado | Sonora | 178,380 |
102 | Cuautla | Morelos | 175,208 |
103 | Chicoloapan | State of Mexico | 175,053 |
104 | Silao | Guanajuato | 173,024 |
105 | Guanajuato | Guanajuato | 171,709 |
106 | Zinacantepec | State of Mexico | 167,759 |
107 | Ciudad Valles | San Luis Potosí | 167,713 |
108 | Manzanillo | Colima | 161,420 |
109 | Allende | Guanajuato | 160,383 |
110 | Guadalupe | Zacatecas | 159,991 |
111 | Zumpango | State of Mexico | 159,647 |
112 | Solidaridad | Quintana Roo | 159,310 |
112 | Papantla | Veracruz | 158,599 |
113 | Minatitlán | Veracruz | 157,840 |
114 | Navojoa | Sonora | 157,729 |
115 | San Andrés Tuxtla | Veracruz | 157,364 |
116 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | Oaxaca | 155,766 |
117 | Zitácuaro | Michoacán | 155,534 |
118 | Cuauhtémoc | Chihuahua | 154,639 |
119 | Lagos de Moreno | Jalisco | 153,817 |
120 | Macuspana | Tabasco | 153,132 |
121 | Piedras Negras | Coahuila | 152,806 |
122 | Tulancingo | Hidalgo | 151,584 |
123 | Pénjamo | Guanajuato | 149,936 |
124 | Guaymas | Sonora | 149,299 |
125 | Dolores Hidalgo | Guanajuato | 148,173 |
126 | Almoloya de Juárez | State of Mexico | 147,653 |
127 | Colima | Colima | 146,904 |
128 | García | Nuevo León | 143,668 |
129 | Tuxpan | Veracruz | 143,362 |
130 | Corregidora | Querétaro | 143,073 |
131 | Ixtlahuaca de Rayón | State of Mexico | 141,482 |
132 | San Martín Texmelucan | Puebla | 141,112 |
133 | Valle de Santiago | Guanajuato | 141,058 |
134 | Lerdo | Durango | 141,043 |
135 | Comitán | Chiapas | 141,013 |
136 | Iguala | Guerrero | 140,363 |
137 | Cuautitlán | State of Mexico | 140,059 |
138 | El Salto | Jalisco | 138,226 |
139 | Zacatecas | Zacatecas | 138,176 |
140 | Boca del Río | Veracruz | 138,058 |
141 | Delicias | Chihuahua | 137,935 |
142 | Acuña | Coahuila | 136,755 |
143 | Acolman | State of Mexico | 136,558 |
144 | Tepatitlán | Jalisco | 136,123 |
145 | Navolato | Sinaloa | 135,603 |
146 | Lerma | State of Mexico | 134,799 |
147 | Mineral de la Reforma | Hidalgo | 127,404 |
148 | Atlixco | Puebla | 127,062 |
149 | Cunduacán | Tabasco | 126,416 |
150 | Bahía de Banderas | Nayarit | 124,205 |
151 | Apatzingán | Michoacán | 123,649 |
152 | Huejutla de Reyes | Hidalgo | 122,905 |
153 | San Pedro Garza García | Nuevo León | 122,659 |
154 | San Felipe del Progreso | State of Mexico | 121,396 |
155 | Orizaba | Veracruz | 120,995 |
156 | Chilapa de Álvarez | Guerrero | 120,790 |
157 | San Pedro Cholula | Puebla | 120,459 |
158 | Villa de Álvarez | Colima | 119,956 |
159 | Río Bravo | Tamaulipas | 118,259 |
160 | Zihuatanejo de Azueta | Guerrero | 118,211 |
161 | Cosoleacaque | Veracruz | 117,725 |
162 | Hidalgo | Michoacán | 117,620 |
163 | El Marqués | Querétaro | 116,458 |
164 | El Mante | Tamaulipas | 115,792 |
165 | San Luis de la Paz | Guanajuato | 115,656 |
166 | Nacajuca | Tabasco | 115,066 |
167 | San Francisco del Rincón | Guanajuato | 113,570 |
168 | Tecoman | Colima | 112,726 |
169 | Chilón | Chiapas | 111,554 |
170 | Las Margaritas | Chiapas | 111,484 |
171 | Palenque | Chiapas | 110,918 |
172 | Acambaro | Guanajuato | 109,030 |
173 | Temixco | Morelos | 108,126 |
174 | Matamoros | Coahuila | 107,160 |
175 | Hidalgo del Parral | Chihuahua | 107,061 |
176 | San Felipe | Guanajuato | 106,952 |
177 | Temapache | Veracruz | 104,499 |
178 | Taxco | Guerrero | 104,053 |
179 | Tula de Allende | Hidalgo | 103,919 |
180 | San Pedro | Coahuila | 102,650 |
181 | Centla | Tabasco | 102,110 |
182 | Tantoyuca | Veracruz | 101,743 |
183 | Martínez de la Torre | Veracruz | 101,358 |
184 | Tecate | Baja California | 101,079 |
185 | Amozoc | Puebla | 100,964 |
186 | Zapotlán el Grande (Ciudad Guzman) | Jalisco | 100,534 |
187 | San Andrés Cholula | Puebla | 100,439 |
188 | Huehuetoca | State of Mexico | 100,023 |
