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Municipalities of the State of Mexico

Municipalities of the State of Mexico

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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]

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Municipalities of Mexico State by code.

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
  • Casa de Morelos Museum, Ecatepec
    Ecatepec, largest municipality by population in the State of Mexico.
  • Coyote Statue, Nezahualcóyotl
    Nezahualcóyotl, second largest municipality by population.
  • Cosmovitral, Toluca
    Toluca, capital and third largest municipality by population.
  • Torres de Satélite, Naucalpan
    Naucalpan, fourth largest municipality by population.
  • Chimalli Statue, Chimalhuacán
    Chimalhuacán, fifth largest municipality by population.

†  State capital

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Notes

  1. Amecameca was originally incorporated as Ameca, changing its name on February 16, 1847.[6]
  2. Atizapán de Zaragoza was originally incorporated as Zaragoza, changing its name on October 4, 1969.[6]
  3. Donato Guerra was originally incorporated as Asunción Malacatepec, changing its name on May 2, 1880.[6]
  4. 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]
  5. 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]
  6. Melchor Ocampo was originally incorporated as San Miguel Tlaxomulco, changing its name on October 12, 1984.[6]
  7. Melchor Ocampo was originally incorporated as San Bartolomé de las Tunas, changing its name on September 17, 1918.[6]
  8. Nicolás Romero was originally incorporated as Azcapuzaltongo, changing its name on April 18, 1898.[6]
  9. San Felipe del Progreso was originally incorporated as San Felipe del Obraje, changing its name on October 13, 1877.[6]
  10. San Martín de las Pirámides was originally incorporated as San Martín Obispo, changing its name on December 8, 1917.[6]
  11. Teoloyucan was originally incorporated as Toloyuca, changing its name on October 16, 1868.[6]
  12. 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]
  13. Villa Guerrero was originally incorporated as Tecualoya, changing its name on September 17, 1919.[6]
  14. Villa Victoria was originally incorporated as Merced de las Llaves, changing its name on September 17, 1919.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. [2]
    "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Estado de México" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos". Article 115, Act of 1917 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. [4]
    OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
  5. [5]
    International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. [6]
    Estado de México División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1500-6.
  7. [7]
    "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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