México (state)

Estado de México
Capital	Toluca de Lerdo
surface	22,499 km² (rank 25 )
population	15,175,862 (Rank 1 )
Population density	613 inhabitants per km² (2010 census)
governor	Alfredo del Mazo Maza ( PRI ) (2017-2023)
Federal MPs	Morena = 24 PT = 7 PES = 6 PRI = 3 PAN = 1 (41 federal constituencies)
Senators	Morena = 2 PRD = 1
ISO 3166-2	MX-MEX
Postal abbreviation	Mex.
Website	www.edomex.gob.mx

México ( Spanish Estado de México [ esˈtaðo ðe ˈmexiko ], officially Free and Sovereign State of México , Spanish Estado Libre y Soberano de México , sometimes for short Edomex ) is a central federal state of Mexico .

Geographically, the state of México forms the main part of the Valley of Mexico . In the south it is bounded by the Sierra Volcánica Transversal , in which the Popocatépetl ( 5462  m ) is the highest point in the state. The southeast of the state is in the valley of the Río Balsas . To the north lies the Toluca Valley , which is separated from the Mexico Valley by the Sierra de Ajusco .

With its particularly densely populated part, the state contributes slightly more than half to the (differently defined) metropolitan region of the Valley of Mexico - both in terms of inhabitants and area. The city ​​of México , which forms a capital district, is surrounded in the north, east and west by the state of México in a hook shape without belonging to it. Other areas bordering the state of México are the states of Querétaro , Hidalgo , Morelos , Guerrero , Michoacán , Tlaxcala and Puebla .

It has an area of ​​22,499 km² and approx. 16 million inhabitants, making it the most populous state in Mexico. Administratively, the state is further subdivided into 125 municipalities . The capital of the state of México is Toluca de Lerdo . The vast majority of residents live in settlements around the capital, the largest of which are the cities of Ecatepec de Morelos and Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl . Other cities with at least 250,000 inhabitants are Chimalhuacán , Ciudad López Mateos , Cuautitlán Izcalli , Ixtapaluca , Naucalpan de Juárez , San Francisco Coacalco , Tlalnepantla , Villa Nicolás Romero and Xico .

Well known is the ruins of Teotihuacán , which is located in the north of the state and is one of the most important antiquities in America.

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  Teotihuacán, an important archaeological ruins

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  The Popocatépetl volcano , the highest mountain in the state of Mexico

population

year	population
1970	3,833,185
1980	7,564,335
1990	9,815,795
1995	11,707,964
2000	13.096.686
2005	14,007,495
2010	15,175,862
2015	16.187.608

Web links

Commons : México (State)  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• State homepage (Spanish)

Coordinates: 19 ° 21 ′  N , 99 ° 38 ′  W