Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District
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The Mexican Federal District is divided into 16 boroughs (delegaciones) for local government and administrative purposes. These do not have regulatory powers, which are mostly centralized in the Federal District government. The head of a borough is called delegado in Spanish.
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| Borough | Population | People / km² | People and places | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Álvaro Obregón | 685,327 | 8,877 | |
| 02 | Azcapotzalco | 440,558 | 13,230 | |
| 03 | Benito Juárez | 359,334 | 13,494 | |
| 04 | Coyoacán | 639,021 | 11,858 | UNAM, Frida Kahlo, Estadio Azteca, Churubusco, |
| 05 | Cuajimalpa | 151,127 | 1,867 | |
| 06 | Cuauhtémoc | 515,132 | 15,880 | Zócalo, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Paseo de la Reforma, Tepito |
| 07 | Gustavo A. Madero | 1,233,922 | 14,245 | Basilica of Guadalupe |
| 08 | Iztacalco | 410,717 | 17,935 | |
| 09 | Iztapalapa | 1,771,673 | 15,398 | Cerro de la Estrella |
| 10 | Magdalena Contreras | 221,762 | 2,943 | Battle of Padierna (1847) |
| 11 | Miguel Hidalgo | 351,846 | 7,583 | Chapultepec |
| 12 | Milpa Alta | 96,744 | 341 | San Pedro Actopan |
| 13 | Tláhuac | 302,483 | 3,296 | |
| 14 | Tlalpan | 580,776 | 1,904 | El Colegio de México, Six Flags Mexico |
| 15 | Venustiano Carranza | 462,089 | 13,827 | Benito Juárez International Airport |
| 16 | Xochimilco | 368,798 | 2,946 | Xochimilco Lake |
| Total / Average | 8,591,309 | 5,767 |
Mexican post codes beginning with "02" are in Azcapotzalco; those beginning with "14" are in Tlalpan, etc.
The population figures (2000 census) are from demographia.com.