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Mexico (state) facts for kids

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MexicoState in Mexico
Mexico state is in red (inside Mexico)
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Coat of arms of Mexico State.svg

The state of México is one of the administrative divisions of the country of Mexico. It is one of 32 administrative divisions. It is in the centre of the country. It borders Hidalgo, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Michoacán, Morelos and Guerrero as well as Mexico City. The capital of the state is Toluca. Its biggest city is Ecatepec de Morelos, which borders Mexico Federal district. Teotihuacan is also in this state. It is about 21.355 km² in surface. About 14 million people live there as of 2005.


Images for kids

  • Hueso sacro de Tequixquiac

    Sacrum bone found in Tequixquiac is considered a work of prehistoric art

  • Museo Nacional del Virreinato 3

    Tepotzotlán ex-convent

  • Mexico Megalopolis

    Spread of Greater Mexico City into Mexico and other states

  • Mexico-Popocatepetl

    The Popocatépetl Volcano is the state's highest point

  • PeñaPrincipe2

    Lake Avandaro and Rock Principe at Bravo Valley

  • Sierra Madre

    Forest at La Marquesa National Park

  • TrenSuburbanodelValledeMéxicoSistema1

    Ferrocarril Suburbano

  • Red del Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México

    Projected map of the Tren Suburbano (only one line is currently available)

  • NorthPlzSerpienteTeoten

    Serpent Square in Teotenango

  • Malinalcojaguar

    Malinalco ruins

  • PanVBravoSpires3

    Bravo Valley panorama from Lake Avandaro

  • Botanischer Garten Toluca Mexiko

    View of the interior of the Cosmovitral with the Sun Man in the background

  • WomanAlamedaDF

    Mazahua woman, Mexico City. The Mazahuas are originating in the State of Mexico, and are a very common cliché about the indigenous peoples in Mexico City, due to the high migration that have toward beyond

  • Torres satelite

    Torres de Satélite at Naucalpan, State of Mexico

  • Imagen karmapa 004

    Tibetan stupa in Valle de Bravo. Maintained by the Casa Tibet México.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Estado de México para niños

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