Mexico
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Free and Sovereign State of Mexico Estado Libre y Soberano de México (Spanish) Tlahtohcayotl Mexihco (Nahuatl) Lëngu Mundö (Otomí) | |
Motto(s): Libertad, Trabajo, Cultura('Freedom, Work, Culture') | |
Anthem: Himno al Estado de México | |
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Coordinates: 19°21′N 99°38′W / 19.350°N 99.633°W | |
Country | Mexico |
Admission | 20 December 1823[1] (1st) |
Capital | Toluca de Lerdo |
Largest city | Ecatepec de Morelos |
Largest metro | Greater Mexico City |
Government | |
• Governor | Delfina Gómez Álvarez (Morena) |
• Legislature | State of México Congress |
• Senators[2] | Martha Guerrero (MRN) Higinio Martínez (MRN) Juan Manuel Zepeda (PRD) |
Area | |
• Total | 22,351 km2 (8,630 sq mi) |
• Rank | 25th |
Highest elevation | 5,500 m (18,000 ft) |
Population (2020)[5] | |
• Total | 16,992,418 |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
Demonym(s) | Mexiquense, Mexiqueño(a) |
GDP | |
• Total | MXN 2.577 trillion (US$128.2 billion) (2022) |
• Per capita | (US$7,380) (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 50-57 |
Area code | |
ISO 3166 code | MX-MEX |
HDI | ![]() |
Website | Official website |
The State of Mexico (Spanish: Estado de México; pronounced [esˈtaðo ðe ˈmexiko] ), officially just Mexico (Spanish: México),[note 1] is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Commonly known as Edomex (from Estado de México) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the most populous, as well as the most densely populated, state in the country.
Located in south-central Mexico, the state is divided into 125 municipalities. The state capital city is Toluca de Lerdo ("Toluca"), while its largest city is Ecatepec de Morelos ("Ecatepec"). The State of Mexico surrounds Mexico City on three sides and borders the states of Querétaro and Hidalgo to the north, Morelos and Guerrero to the south, Michoacán to the west, and Tlaxcala and Puebla to the east.[8]
The territory that now comprises the State of Mexico once formed the core of the Pre-Hispanic Aztec Empire. During the Spanish colonial period, the region was incorporated into New Spain. After gaining independence in the 19th century, Mexico City was chosen as the capital of the new nation; its territory was separated out of the state. Years later, parts of the state were broken off to form the states of Hidalgo, Guerrero and Morelos. These territorial separations have left the state with the size and shape it has today, with the Toluca Valley to the west of Mexico City and a panhandle that extends around the north and east of this entity.
The demonym used to refer to people and things from the state is mexiquense, distinct from mexicano ('Mexican'), which describes the people or things from the country as a whole.
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