List of cities in Mexico
See also metropolitan areas of Mexico.
This article contains lists of most populous cities as well as municipalities of Mexico.
Most populous cities
This is a list of cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2010 Mexican national census.Veracruz and Naucalpan are cities whose area is divided between two municipalities; the list gives the population of each part of the city separately. Mexico City contains all of the federal entity's area, including rural areas with relatively small populations. The Mexico City's population, according to the localities in its municipalities, is 8,810,393 urban and 40,687 rural. All other localities are officially classified as solely urban by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. All of the map links are of the same scale.
Rank | City | Population | Geo. coordinates | Municipality | State |
1 | Mexico City | 8,851,080 | 16 municipalities‡ | Mexico City | |
2 | Ecatepec | 1,655,015 | Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality | México | |
3 | Guadalajara | 1,495,182 | Guadalajara Municipality | Jalisco | |
4 | Puebla City | 1,434,062 | Puebla Municipality | Puebla | |
5 | Ciudad Juárez | 1,321,004 | Juárez Municipality | Chihuahua | |
6 | Tijuana | 1,300,983 | Tijuana Municipality | Baja California | |
7 | León | 1,238,962 | León Municipality | Guanajuato | |
8 | Monterrey | 1,168,709 | Monterrey Municipality | Nuevo León | |
9 | Zapopan | 1,142,483 | Zapopan Municipality | Jalisco | |
10 | Nezahualcóyotl | 1,104,585 | Nezahualcóyotl Municipality | México | |
11 | Culiacán | 905,265 | Culiacán Municipality | Sinaloa | |
12 | Chihuahua City | 809,232 | Chihuahua Municipality | Chihuahua | |
13 | Naucalpan | 792,211 | Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality‡ | México | |
14 | Mérida | 777,615 | Mérida Municipality | Yucatán | |
15 | San Luis Potosí City | 722,772 | San Luis Potosí Municipality | San Luis Potosí | |
16 | Aguascalientes | 722,250 | Aguascalientes Municipality | Aguascalientes | |
17 | Hermosillo | 715,061 | Hermosillo Municipality | Sonora | |
18 | Saltillo | 709,671 | Saltillo Municipality | Coahuila | |
19 | Mexicali | 689,775 | Mexicali Municipality | Baja California | |
20 | Guadalupe | 673,616 | Guadalupe Municipality | Nuevo León | |
21 | Acapulco | 673,479 | Acapulco de Juárez Municipality | Guerrero | |
22 | Tlalnepantla | 653,410 | Tlalnepantla de Baz Municipality | México | |
23 | Cancún | 628,306 | Benito Juárez Municipality | Quintana Roo | |
24 | Querétaro City | 626,495 | Querétaro Municipality | Querétaro | |
25 | Chimalhuacán | 612,383 | Chimalhuacán Municipality | México | |
26 | Torreón | 608,836 | Torreón Municipality | Coahuila | |
27 | Morelia | 597,511 | Morelia Municipality | Michoacán | |
28 | Reynosa | 589,466 | Reynosa Municipality | Tamaulipas | |
29 | Tlaquepaque | 575,942 | Tlaquepaque Municipality | Jalisco | |
30 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 537,102 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez Municipality | Chiapas | |
31 | Durango City | 512,311 | Durango Municipality | Durango | |
32 | Toluca | 489,333 | Toluca Municipality | México | |
33 | Ciudad López Mateos | 489,160 | Atizapán de Zaragoza Municipality | México | |
34 | Cuautitlán Izcalli | 484,573 | Cuautitlán Izcalli Municipality | México | |
35 | Ciudad Apodaca | 467,157 | Apodaca Municipality | Nuevo León | |
36 | Matamoros | 449,815 | Matamoros Municipality | Tamaulipas | |
37 | San Nicolás de los Garza | 443,273 | San Nicolás de los Garza Municipality | Nuevo León | |
38 | Veracruz City | 428,323 | Veracruz Municipality‡ | Veracruz | |
39 | Xalapa | 424,755 | Xalapa Municipality | Veracruz | |
40 | Tonalá | 408,759 | Tonalá Municipality | Jalisco | |
41 | Mazatlán | 381,583 | Mazatlán Municipality | Sinaloa | |
42 | Irapuato | 380,941 | Irapuato Municipality | Guanajuato | |
43 | Nuevo Laredo | 373,725 | Nuevo Laredo Municipality | Tamaulipas | |
44 | Xico | 356,352 | Valle de Chalco Solidaridad Municipality | México | |
45 | Villahermosa | 353,577 | Centro Municipality | Tabasco | |
46 | General Escobedo | 352,444 | General Escobedo Municipality | Nuevo León | |
47 | Celaya | 340,387 | Celaya Municipality | Guanajuato | |
48 | Cuernavaca | 338,650 | Cuernavaca Municipality | Morelos | |
49 | Tepic | 332,863 | Tepic Municipality | Nayarit | |
50 | Ixtapaluca | 322,271 | Ixtapaluca Municipality | México | |
51 | Ciudad Victoria | 305,155 | Victoria Municipality | Tamaulipas | |
52 | Ciudad Obregón | 298,625 | Cajeme Municipality | Sonora | |
53 | Tampico | 297,284 | Tampico Municipality | Tamaulipas | |
54 | Ciudad Nicolás Romero | 281,799 | Nicolás Romero Municipality | México | |
55 | Ensenada | 279,765 | Ensenada Municipality | Baja California | |
56 | Coacalco de Berriozábal | 277,959 | Coacalco de Berriozábal Municipality | México | |
57 | Santa Catarina | 268,347 | Santa Catarina Municipality | Nuevo León | |
58 | Uruapan | 264,439 | Uruapan Municipality | Michoacán | |
59 | Gómez Palacio | 257,352 | Gómez Palacio Municipality | Durango | |
60 | Los Mochis | 256,613 | Ahome Municipality | Sinaloa | |
61 | Pachuca | 256,584 | Pachuca de Soto Municipality | Hidalgo | |
62 | Oaxaca City | 255,029 | Oaxaca de Juárez Municipality | Oaxaca | |
63 | Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 255,015 | Soledad de Graciano Sánchez Municipality | San Luis Potosí | |
64 | Tehuacán | 248,716 | Tehuacán Municipality | Puebla | |
65 | Ojo de Agua | 242,272 | Tecámac Municipality | México | |
66 | Coatzacoalcos | 235,983 | Coatzacoalcos Municipality | Veracruz | |
67 | Campeche City | 220,389 | Campeche Municipality | Campeche | |
68 | Monclova | 215,271 | Monclova Municipality | Coahuila | |
69 | La Paz | 215,178 | La Paz Municipality | Baja California Sur | |
70 | Nogales | 212,533 | Nogales Municipality | Sonora | |
71 | Buenavista | 206,081 | Tultitlán Municipality | México | |
72 | Puerto Vallarta | 203,342 | Puerto Vallarta Municipality | Jalisco | |
73 | Tapachula | 202,672 | Tapachula Municipality | Chiapas | |
74 | Ciudad Madero | 197,216 | Ciudad Madero Municipality | Tamaulipas | |
75 | San Pablo de las Salinas | 189,453 | Tultitlán Municipality | México | |
76 | Chilpancingo | 187,251 | Chilpancingo de los Bravo Municipality | Guerrero | |
77 | Poza Rica | 185,242 | Poza Rica de Hidalgo Municipality | Veracruz | |
78 | Chicoloapan de Juárez | 172,919 | Chicoloapan Municipality | México | |
79 | Ciudad del Carmen | 169,466 | Carmen Municipality | Campeche | |
80 | Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias | 168,720 | Chalco Municipality | México | |
81 | Jiutepec | 162,427 | Jiutepec Municipality | Morelos | |
82 | Salamanca | 160,169 | Salamanca Municipality | Guanajuato | |
83 | San Luis Río Colorado | 158,089 | San Luis Río Colorado Municipality | Sonora | |
84 | Cuautla | 154,358 | Cuautla Municipality | Morelos | |
85 | Ciudad Benito Juárez | 151,893 | Juárez Municipality | Nuevo León | |
86 | Chetumal | 151,243 | Othón P. Blanco Municipality | Quintana Roo | |
87 | Piedras Negras | 150,178 | Piedras Negras Municipality | Coahuila | |
88 | Playa del Carmen | 149,923 | Solidaridad Municipality | Quintana Roo | |
89 | Zamora | 141,627 | Zamora Municipality | Michoacán | |
90 | Córdoba | 140,896 | Córdoba Municipality | Veracruz | |
91 | San Juan del Río | 138,878 | San Juan del Río Municipality | Querétaro | |
92 | Colima City | 137,383 | Colima Municipality | Colima | |
93 | Ciudad Acuña | 134,233 | Acuña Municipality | Coahuila | |
94 | Manzanillo | 130,035 | Manzanillo Municipality | Colima | |
95 | Zacatecas City | 129,011 | Zacatecas Municipality | Zacatecas | |
96 | Veracruz City | 126,507 | Boca del Río Municipality‡ | Veracruz | |
97 | Ciudad Valles | 124,644 | Ciudad Valles Municipality | San Luis Potosí | |
98 | Guadalupe | 124,623 | Guadalupe Municipality | Zacatecas | |
99 | San Pedro Garza García | 122,627 | San Pedro Garza García Municipality | Nuevo León | |
100 | Naucalpan | 121,470 | Huixquilucan Municipality‡ | México | |
101 | Fresnillo | 120,944 | Fresnillo Municipality | Zacatecas | |
102 | Orizaba | 120,844 | Orizaba Municipality | Veracruz | |
103 | Miramar | 118,614 | Altamira Municipality | Tamaulipas | |
104 | Iguala | 118,468 | Iguala de la Independencia Municipality | Guerrero | |
105 | Delicias | 118,071 | Delicias Municipality | Chihuahua | |
106 | Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez | 117,600 | Villa de Álvarez Municipality | Colima | |
107 | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc | 114,007 | Cuauhtémoc Municipality | Chihuahua | |
108 | Navojoa | 113,836 | Navojoa Municipality | Sonora | |
109 | Guaymas | 113,082 | Guaymas Municipality | Sonora | |
110 | Minatitlán | 112,046 | Minatitlán Municipality | Veracruz | |
111 | Cuautitlán | 108,449 | Cuautitlán Municipality | México | |
112 | Texcoco | 105,165 | Texcoco Municipality | México | |
113 | Hidalgo del Parral | 104,836 | Hidalgo del Parral Municipality | Chihuahua | |
114 | Tepexpan | 102,667 | Acolman Municipality | México | |
115 | Tulancingo | 102,406 | Tulancingo de Bravo Municipality | Hidalgo | |
116 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 101,810 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec Municipality | Oaxaca |
‡ These cities extend beyond the borders of a single municipality.
Most populous municipalities
The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in Mexico as of the 2010 census. As defined by the Mexico's Census Bureau the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations.Rank | Municipality | State | Population |
1 | Mexico City | Mexico City | 8,851,080 |
2 | Ecatepec | State of Mexico | 1,656,107 |
3 | Tijuana | Baja California | 1,559,683 |
4 | Puebla | Puebla | 1,539,819 |
5 | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 1,495,189 |
6 | León | Guanajuato | 1,436,480 |
7 | Juárez | Chihuahua | 1,332,131 |
8 | Zapopan | Jalisco | 1,243,756 |
9 | Monterrey | Nuevo León | 1,135,550 |
10 | Nezahualcóyotl | State of Mexico | 1,110,565 |
11 | Mexicali | Baja California | 936,826 |
12 | Culiacán | Sinaloa | 858,638 |
13 | Naucalpan | State of Mexico | 833,779 |
14 | Mérida | Yucatan | 830,732 |
15 | Toluca | State of Mexico | 819,561 |
16 | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | 819,543 |
17 | Querétaro | Querétaro | 801,940 |
18 | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 797,010 |
19 | Acapulco | Guerrero | 789,971 |
20 | Hermosillo | Sonora | 784,342 |
21 | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 772,604 |
22 | Morelia | Michoacán | 729,279 |
23 | Saltillo | Coahuila | 725,123 |
24 | Guadalupe | Nuevo León | 678,006 |
25 | Tlalnepantla de Baz | State of Mexico | 664,225 |
26 | Benito Juárez | Quintana Roo | 661,176 |
27 | Centro | Tabasco | 640,359 |
28 | Torreón | Coahuila | 639,629 |
29 | Chimalhuacán | State of Mexico | 614,453 |
30 | Reynosa | Tamaulipas | 608,891 |
31 | Tlaquepaque | Jalisco | 608,114 |
32 | Durango | Durango | 582,267 |
33 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Chiapas | 553,374 |
34 | Veracruz | Veracruz | 552,156 |
35 | Irapuato | Guanajuato | 529,440 |
36 | Tultitlán | State of Mexico | 524,074 |
37 | Apodaca | Nuevo León | 523,270 |
38 | Cuautitlán Izcalli | State of Mexico | 511,675 |
39 | Atizapán de Zaragoza | State of Mexico | 489,937 |
40 | Matamoros | Tamaulipas | 489,193 |
41 | Tonalá | Jalisco | 478,689 |
42 | Celaya | Guanajuato | 468,469 |
43 | Ixtapaluca | State of Mexico | 467,361 |
44 | Ensenada | Baja California | 466,814 |
45 | Xalapa | Veracruz | 457,928 |
46 | San Nicolás de los Garza | Nuevo León | 443,273 |
47 | Mazatlán | Sinaloa | 438,434 |
48 | Tlajomulco de Zúñiga | Jalisco | 416,626 |
49 | Ahome | Sinaloa | 416,299 |
50 | Cajeme | Sonora | 409,310 |
51 | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | 384,033 |
52 | Tepic | Nayarit | 380,074 |
53 | Nicolás Romero | State of Mexico | 366,604 |
54 | Cuernavaca | Morelos | 364,778 |
55 | Tecámac | State of Mexico | 364,589 |
56 | General Escobedo | Nuevo León | 357,937 |
57 | Valle de Chalco Solidaridad | State of Mexico | 357,637 |
58 | Gómez Palacio | Durango | 328,159 |
59 | Ciudad Victoria | Tamaulipas | 321,685 |
60 | Tapachula | Chiapas | 320,456 |
61 | Uruapan | Michoacán | 315,329 |
62 | Chalco | State of Mexico | 310,124 |
63 | Coatzacoalcos | Veracruz | 305,225 |
64 | Tampico | Tamaulipas | 297,057 |
65 | Guasave | Sinaloa | 285,919 |
66 | Coacalco de Berriozábal | State of Mexico | 278,203 |
67 | Tehuacán | Puebla | 274,907 |
68 | Santa Catarina | Nuevo León | 270,790 |
69 | Pachuca de Soto | Hidalgo | 267,862 |
70 | Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | San Luis Potosí | 267,839 |
71 | Oaxaca de Juárez | Oaxaca | 263,145 |
72 | Salamanca | Guanajuato | 260,759 |
73 | Campeche | Campeche | 259,005 |
74 | Juarez | Nuevo León | 256,454 |
75 | Puerto Vallarta | Jalisco | 255,725 |
76 | La Paz | State of Mexico | 253,843 |
77 | La Paz | Baja California Sur | 251,871 |
78 | Cardenas | Tabasco | 248,507 |
79 | Othón P. Blanco | Quintana Roo | 244,616 |
80 | Huixquilucan | State of Mexico | 242,167 |
81 | Chilpancingo | Guerrero | 241,717 |
82 | San Juan del Rio | Querétaro | 241,699 |
83 | Los Cabos | Baja California Sur | 238,487 |
84 | Texcoco | State of Mexico | 235,151 |
85 | Ciudad del Carmen | Campeche | 221,094 |
86 | Nogales | Sonora | 220,292 |
87 | Monclova | Coahuila | 216,206 |
88 | Metepec | State of Mexico | 214,162 |
89 | Fresnillo | Zacatecas | 213,139 |
90 | Altamira | Tamaulipas | 212,001 |
91 | Ocosingo | Chiapas | 198,877 |
92 | Ciudad Madero | Tamaulipas | 197,216 |
93 | Jiutepec | Morelos | 196,953 |
94 | Córdoba | Veracruz | 196,541 |
95 | Poza Rica | Veracruz | 193,311 |
96 | Comalcalco | Tabasco | 192,802 |
97 | Zamora | Michoacán | 186,102 |
98 | San Cristobal de las Casas | Chiapas | 185,917 |
99 | Huimanguillo | Tabasco | 179,285 |
100 | Lázaro Cárdenas | Michoacán | 178,817 |
101 | San Luis Río Colorado | Sonora | 178,380 |
102 | Cuautla | Morelos | 175,208 |
103 | Chicoloapan | State of Mexico | 175,053 |
104 | Silao | Guanajuato | 173,024 |
105 | Guanajuato | Guanajuato | 171,709 |
106 | Zinacantepec | State of Mexico | 167,759 |
107 | Ciudad Valles | San Luis Potosí | 167,713 |
108 | Manzanillo | Colima | 161,420 |
109 | Allende | Guanajuato | 160,383 |
110 | Guadalupe | Zacatecas | 159,991 |
111 | Zumpango | State of Mexico | 159,647 |
112 | Solidaridad | Quintana Roo | 159,310 |
112 | Papantla | Veracruz | 158,599 |
113 | Minatitlán | Veracruz | 157,840 |
114 | Navojoa | Sonora | 157,729 |
115 | San Andrés Tuxtla | Veracruz | 157,364 |
116 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | Oaxaca | 155,766 |
117 | Zitácuaro | Michoacán | 155,534 |
118 | Cuauhtémoc | Chihuahua | 154,639 |
119 | Lagos de Moreno | Jalisco | 153,817 |
120 | Macuspana | Tabasco | 153,132 |
121 | Piedras Negras | Coahuila | 152,806 |
122 | Tulancingo | Hidalgo | 151,584 |
123 | Pénjamo | Guanajuato | 149,936 |
124 | Guaymas | Sonora | 149,299 |
125 | Dolores Hidalgo | Guanajuato | 148,173 |
126 | Almoloya de Juárez | State of Mexico | 147,653 |
127 | Colima | Colima | 146,904 |
128 | García | Nuevo León | 143,668 |
129 | Tuxpan | Veracruz | 143,362 |
130 | Corregidora | Querétaro | 143,073 |
131 | Ixtlahuaca de Rayón | State of Mexico | 141,482 |
132 | San Martín Texmelucan | Puebla | 141,112 |
133 | Valle de Santiago | Guanajuato | 141,058 |
134 | Lerdo | Durango | 141,043 |
135 | Comitán | Chiapas | 141,013 |
136 | Iguala | Guerrero | 140,363 |
137 | Cuautitlán | State of Mexico | 140,059 |
138 | El Salto | Jalisco | 138,226 |
139 | Zacatecas | Zacatecas | 138,176 |
140 | Boca del Río | Veracruz | 138,058 |
141 | Delicias | Chihuahua | 137,935 |
142 | Acuña | Coahuila | 136,755 |
143 | Acolman | State of Mexico | 136,558 |
144 | Tepatitlán | Jalisco | 136,123 |
145 | Navolato | Sinaloa | 135,603 |
146 | Lerma | State of Mexico | 134,799 |
147 | Mineral de la Reforma | Hidalgo | 127,404 |
148 | Atlixco | Puebla | 127,062 |
149 | Cunduacán | Tabasco | 126,416 |
150 | Bahía de Banderas | Nayarit | 124,205 |
151 | Apatzingán | Michoacán | 123,649 |
152 | Huejutla de Reyes | Hidalgo | 122,905 |
153 | San Pedro Garza García | Nuevo León | 122,659 |
154 | San Felipe del Progreso | State of Mexico | 121,396 |
155 | Orizaba | Veracruz | 120,995 |
156 | Chilapa de Álvarez | Guerrero | 120,790 |
157 | San Pedro Cholula | Puebla | 120,459 |
158 | Villa de Álvarez | Colima | 119,956 |
159 | Río Bravo | Tamaulipas | 118,259 |
160 | Zihuatanejo de Azueta | Guerrero | 118,211 |
161 | Cosoleacaque | Veracruz | 117,725 |
162 | Hidalgo | Michoacán | 117,620 |
163 | El Marqués | Querétaro | 116,458 |
164 | El Mante | Tamaulipas | 115,792 |
165 | San Luis de la Paz | Guanajuato | 115,656 |
166 | Nacajuca | Tabasco | 115,066 |
167 | San Francisco del Rincón | Guanajuato | 113,570 |
168 | Tecoman | Colima | 112,726 |
169 | Chilón | Chiapas | 111,554 |
170 | Las Margaritas | Chiapas | 111,484 |
171 | Palenque | Chiapas | 110,918 |
172 | Acambaro | Guanajuato | 109,030 |
173 | Temixco | Morelos | 108,126 |
174 | Matamoros | Coahuila | 107,160 |
175 | Hidalgo del Parral | Chihuahua | 107,061 |
176 | San Felipe | Guanajuato | 106,952 |
177 | Temapache | Veracruz | 104,499 |
178 | Taxco | Guerrero | 104,053 |
179 | Tula de Allende | Hidalgo | 103,919 |
180 | San Pedro | Coahuila | 102,650 |
181 | Centla | Tabasco | 102,110 |
182 | Tantoyuca | Veracruz | 101,743 |
183 | Martínez de la Torre | Veracruz | 101,358 |
184 | Tecate | Baja California | 101,079 |
185 | Amozoc | Puebla | 100,964 |
186 | Zapotlán el Grande | Jalisco | 100,534 |
187 | San Andrés Cholula | Puebla | 100,439 |
188 | Huehuetoca | State of Mexico | 100,023 |