List of cities in Mexico

This article contains lists of most populous cities as well as municipalities of Mexico.

See also: Metropolitan areas of Mexico

Map of Mexico

Top 100 Most Populous Cities
The Torre KOI is a 64-story mixed-use skyscraper located in the Valle Oriente district of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area.

This is a list of the Top 100 cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2020 Mexican National Census.[1]

Mexico City contains all of the federal entity's area, including rural areas with relatively small populations. All of the map links are of the same scale.

Rank City State Municipality Geo. coordinates 2020 Census 2010 Census Change
1Mexico CityMexico City16 municipalities‡19°25′57″N 99°07′52″W 9,209,944 8,851,080 +4.05%
2TijuanaBaja CaliforniaTijuana32°32′05″N 117°02′37″W 1,810,645 1,300,983 +39.18%
3EcatepecMéxicoEcatepec19°36′35″N 99°03′36″W 1,643,623 1,655,015 −0.69%
4LeónGuanajuatoLeón21°07′11″N 101°40′50″W 1,579,803 1,238,962 +27.51%
5PueblaPueblaPuebla19°02′43″N 98°11′51″W 1,542,232 1,434,062 +7.54%
6Ciudad JuárezChihuahuaJuárez31°44′22″N 106°29′13″W 1,501,551 1,321,004 +13.67%
7GuadalajaraJaliscoGuadalajara20°40′35″N 103°20′32″W 1,385,621 1,495,182 −7.33%
8ZapopanJaliscoZapopan20°43′14″N 103°23′18″W 1,257,547 1,142,483 +10.07%
9MonterreyNuevo LeónMonterrey25°40′17″N 100°18′31″W 1,142,952 1,135,512 +0.66%
10Ciudad NezahualcóyotlMéxicoNezahualcóyotl19°24′00″N 98°59′20″W 1,072,676 1,104,585 −2.89%
11ChihuahuaChihuahuaChihuahua28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W 925,762 809,232 +14.40%
12MéridaYucatánMérida20°58′04″N 89°37′18″W 921,771 777,615 +18.54%
13NaucalpanMéxicoNaucalpan, Huixquilucan‡19°28′31″N 99°14′16″W 911,168 913,681 −0.28%
14CancúnQuintana RooBenito Juárez21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W 888,797 628,306 +41.46%
15SaltilloCoahuilaSaltillo25°26′00″N 101°00′00″W 864,431 709,671 +21.81%
16AguascalientesAguascalientesAguascalientes21°52′51″N 102°17′46″W 863,893 722,250 +19.61%
17HermosilloSonoraHermosillo29°05′56″N 110°57′15″W 855,563 715,061 +19.65%
18MexicaliBaja CaliforniaMexicali32°39′48″N 115°28′04″W 854,186 689,775 +23.84%
19San Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí22°08′59″N 100°58′30″W 845,941 722,772 +17.04%
20CuliacánSinaloaCuliacán24°47′31″N 107°23′53″W 808,416 675,773 +19.63%
21QuerétaroQuerétaroQuerétaro20°35′17″N 100°23′17″W 794,789 626,495 +26.86%
22MoreliaMichoacánMorelia19°42′08″N 101°11′08″W 743,275 597,511 +24.40%
23ChimalhuacánMéxicoChimalhuacán19°26′15″N 98°57′15″W 703,215 612,383 +14.83%
24ReynosaTamaulipasReynosa26°05′32″N 98°16′40″W 691,557 589,466 +17.32%
25TorreónCoahuilaTorreón25°32′40″N 103°26′30″W 690,193 608,836 +13.36%
26TlalnepantlaMéxicoTlalnepantla19°32′12″N 99°11′41″W 658,907 653,410 +0.84%
27AcapulcoGuerreroAcapulco16°51′42″N 99°53′11″W 658,609 673,479 −2.21%
28TlaquepaqueJaliscoTlaquepaque20°38′19″N 103°18′26″W 650,123 575,942 +12.88%
29GuadalupeNuevo LeónGuadalupe25°40′45″N 100°14′06″W 635,862 673,616 −5.60%
30DurangoDurangoDurango24°01′22″N 104°39′16″W 616,068 518,709 +18.77%
31Tuxtla GutiérrezChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez16°45′11″N 93°06′56″W 578,830 537,102 +7.77%
32VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz, Boca del Río‡19°11′25″N 96°09′12″W 537,963 554,830 −3.04%
33Ciudad ApodacaNuevo LeónApodaca25°46′54″N 100°11′20″W 536,436 467,157 +14.83%
34Ciudad López MateosMéxicoAtizapán de Zaragoza19°33′40″N 99°14′49″W 515,353 489,160 +5.35%
35Cuautitlán IzcalliMéxicoCuautitlán Izcalli19°38′46″N 99°12′41″W 523,065 484,573 +7.94%
36MatamorosTamaulipasMatamoros25°52′47″N 97°30′15″W 510,739 449,815 +13.54%
37General EscobedoNuevo LeónGeneral Escobedo25°48′31″N 100°19′37″W 454,967 352,444 +29.09%
38IrapuatoGuanajuatoIrapuato20°40′27″N 101°20′51″W 452,090 380,941 +18.68%
39XalapaVeracruzXalapa19°32′17″N 96°54′33″W 443,063 424,755 +4.31%
40TonaláJaliscoTonalá20°37′24″N 103°14′44″W 442,440 408,759 +8.24%
41MazatlánSinaloaMazatlán23°14′29″N 106°24′35″W 441,975 381,583 +15.83%
42Nuevo LaredoTamaulipasNuevo Laredo27°29′11″N 99°30′29″W 416,055 373,725 +11.33%
43San Nicolás de los GarzaNuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza25°44′30″N 100°18′08″W 412,199 443,273 −7.01%
44Ojo de AguaMéxicoTecámac19°40′49″N 99°00′36″W 386,290 242,272 +59.44%
45XicoMéxicoValle de Chalco19°17′30″N 98°56′20″W 384,327 356,352 +7.85%
46CelayaGuanajuatoCelaya20°31′44″N 100°48′54″W 378,143 340,387 +11.09%
47TepicNayaritTepic21°30′59″N 104°53′39″W 371,387 332,863 +11.57%
48IxtapalucaMéxicoIxtapaluca19°19′07″N 98°52′56″W 368,585 322,271 +14.37%
49CuernavacaMorelosCuernavaca18°55′07″N 99°14′03″W 341,029 338,650 +0.70%
50VillahermosaTabascoCentro17°59′21″N 92°55′41″W 340,060 353,577 −3.82%
51Ciudad VictoriaTamaulipasVictoria23°44′10″N 99°08′46″W 332,100 305,155 +8.83%
52EnsenadaBaja CaliforniaEnsenada31°51′28″N 116°36′21″W 330,652 279,765 +18.19%
53Ciudad ObregónSonoraCajeme27°29′21″N 109°56′06″W 329,404 298,625 +10.31%
54Ciudad Nicolás RomeroMéxicoNicolás Romero19°37′30″N 99°18′51″W 323,545 281,799 +14.81%
55SoledadSan Luis PotosíSoledad22°10′59″N 100°56′27″W 310,192 255,015 +21.64%
56Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo LeónJuárez25°38′51″N 100°05′41″W 308,285 151,893 +102.96%
57Playa del CarmenQuintana RooSolidaridad20°37′39″N 87°04′52″W 304,942 149,923 +103.40%
58Santa CatarinaNuevo LeónSanta Catarina25°40′32″N 100°27′44″W 304,052 268,347 +13.31%
59Gómez PalacioDurangoGómez Palacio25°33′40″N 103°29′54″W 301,742 257,352 +17.25%
60UruapanMichoacánUruapan19°25′10″N 102°03′30″W 299,523 264,439 +13.27%
61Los MochisSinaloaAhome25°47′37″N 108°59′49″W 298,009 256,613 +16.13%
62PachucaHidalgoPachuca20°07′18″N 98°44′09″W 297,848 256,584 +16.08%
63TampicoTamaulipasTampico22°15′19″N 97°52′07″W 297,373 297,284 +0.03%
64TehuacánPueblaTehuacán18°27′50″N 97°23′35″W 293,825 248,716 +18.14%
65San Francisco CoacalcoMéxicoCoacalco19°38′00″N 99°05′35″W 293,245 277,959 +5.50%
66NogalesSonoraNogales31°19′07″N 110°56′45″W 261,137 212,533 +22.87%
67OaxacaOaxacaOaxaca17°04′04″N 96°43′12″W 258,913 255,029 +1.52%
68La PazBaja California SurLa Paz24°08′32″N 110°18′39″W 250,141 215,178 +16.25%
69CampecheCampecheCampeche19°50′45″N 90°32′12″W 249,623 220,389 +13.26%
70MonclovaCoahuilaMonclova26°54′03″N 101°25′00″W 237,169 215,271 +10.17%
71GarcíaNuevo LeónGarcía25°49′00″N 100°35′00″W 234,698 93,641 +150.64%
72ChilpancingoGuerreroChilpancingo17°33′00″N 99°30′04″W 225,728 187,251 +20.55%
73Puerto VallartaJaliscoPuerto Vallarta20°36′49″N 105°13′38″W 224,166 203,342 +10.24%
74TolucaMéxicoToluca19°17′32″N 99°39′14″W 223,876 489,333 −54.25%
75TapachulaChiapasTapachula14°54′29″N 92°15′38″W 217,550 202,672 +7.34%
76BuenavistaMéxicoTultitlán19°36′30″N 99°10′10″W 216,776 206,081 +5.19%
77CoatzacoalcosVeracruzCoatzacoalcos18°08′09″N 94°27′48″W 212,540 235,983 −9.93%
78Ciudad MaderoTamaulipasCiudad Madero22°16′35″N 97°49′53″W 205,933 197,216 +4.42%
79Cabo San LucasBaja California SurLos Cabos22°53′23″N 109°54′56″W 202,694 68,463 +196.06%
80ChicoloapanMéxicoChicoloapan19°24′55″N 98°54′04″W 193,532 172,919 +11.92%
81Ciudad del CarmenCampecheCarmen18°38′18″N 91°50′07″W 191,238 169,466 +12.85%
82San Cristóbal de las CasasChiapasSan Cristóbal de las Casas16°44′12″N 92°38′18″W 183,509 158,027 +16.13%
83Poza RicaVeracruzPoza Rica20°32′03″N 97°26′37″W 180,057 185,242 −2.80%
84San Juan del RíoQuerétaroSan Juan del Río20°23′20″N 99°59′47″W 177,719 138,878 +27.97%
85San Luis Río ColoradoSonoraSan Luis Río Colorado32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W 176,685 158,089 +11.76%
86ChalcoMéxicoChalco19°15′53″N 98°53′51″W 174,704 168,720 +3.55%
87JiutepecMorelosJiutepec18°52′53″N 99°10′40″W 174,629 162,427 +7.51%
88Piedras NegrasCoahuilaPiedras Negras28°42′00″N 100°31′23″W 173,959 150,178 +15.84%
89GuadalupeZacatecasGuadalupe22°45′10″N 102°30′28″W 170,029 124,623 +36.43%
90ChetumalQuintana RooOthón P. Blanco18°30′13″N 88°18′19″W 169,028 151,243 +11.76%
91MiramarTamaulipasAltamira22°19′59″N 97°51′59″W 161,820 118,614 +36.43%
92SalamancaGuanajuatoSalamanca20°34′13″N 101°11′50″W 160,682 160,169 +0.32%
93Ciudad AcuñaCoahuilaAcuña29°19′27″N 100°55′54″W 160,225 134,233 +19.36%
94ManzanilloColimaManzanillo19°03′08″N 104°18′57″W 159,853 130,035 +22.93%
95San Pablo de las SalinasMéxicoTultitlán19°39′56″N 99°05′30″W 157,998 189,453 −16.60%
96CuautlaMorelosCuautla18°48′44″N 98°57′21″W 157,336 154,358 +1.93%
97ZamoraMichoacánZamora19°59′08″N 102°16′59″W 154,546 141,627 +9.12%
98MinatitlánVeracruzMinatitlán, Cosoleacaque‡32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W 149,162 159,545 −6.51%
99Villa de ÁlvarezColimaVilla de Álvarez19°16′02″N 103°44′16″W 147,496 117,600 +25.42%
100ColimaColimaColima19°14′37″N 103°43′51″W 146,965 137,383 +6.97%

‡ These cities extend beyond the borders of a single municipality.

Top 100 Most Populous Municipalities
1 – Mexico City.
2 - Ecatepec de Morelos.
3 - Tijuana.
5 - Guadalajara, Jalisco.
6 – León, Guanajuato.
7 – Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
10 - Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico.
11 - Mexicali, Baja California.
12 - Culiacan, Sinaloa.
13 - Naucalpan de Juárez.
14 - Mérida, Yucatán.
16 - Chihuahua, Chihuahua.
18 - Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes.
19 – Acapulco, Guerrero.
20 – Hermosillo, Sonora.
21 – San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí.
22 - Morelia, Michoacán.
23 – Saltillo, Coahuila.

The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in Mexico (municipalities) according to the 2020 Mexican National Census.[1] 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 2020 Census 2010 Census Change
1 Mexico City Mexico City 9,209,944 8,851,080 +4.05%
2 Tijuana Baja California 1,922,523 1,559,683 +23.26%
3 León Guanajuato 1,721,215 1,436,480 +19.82%
4 Puebla Puebla 1,692,181 1,539,819 +9.89%
5 Ecatepec State of Mexico 1,645,352 1,656,107 −0.65%
6 Juárez Chihuahua 1,512,450 1,332,131 +13.54%
7 Zapopan Jalisco 1,476,491 1,243,756 +18.71%
8 Guadalajara Jalisco 1,385,629 1,495,189 −7.33%
9 Monterrey Nuevo León 1,142,994 1,135,550 +0.66%
10 Nezahualcóyotl State of Mexico 1,077,208 1,110,565 −3.00%
11 Mexicali Baja California 1,049,792 936,826 +12.06%
12 Querétaro Querétaro 1,049,777 801,940 +30.90%
13 Culiacán Sinaloa 1,003,530 858,638 +16.87%
14 Mérida Yucatan 995,129 830,732 +19.79%
15 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes 948,990 797,010 +19.07%
16 Chihuahua Chihuahua 937,674 819,543 +14.41%
17 Hermosillo Sonora 936,263 784,342 +19.37%
18 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí 911,908 772,604 +18.03%
19 Benito Juárez Quintana Roo 911,503 661,176 +37.86%
20 Toluca State of Mexico 910,608 819,561 +11.11%
21 Saltillo Coahuila 879,958 725,123 +21.35%
24 Morelia Michoacán 849,053 729,279 +16.42%
25 Naucalpan State of Mexico 834,434 833,779 +0.08%
26 Acapulco Guerrero 779,566 789,971 −1.32%
27 Tlajomulco Jalisco 727,750 416,626 +74.68%
28 Torreón Coahuila 720,848 639,629 +12.70%
29 Chimalhuacán State of Mexico 705,193 614,453 +14.77%
30 Reynosa Tamaulipas 704,767 608,891 +15.75%
31 Durango Durango 688,697 582,267 +18.28%
32 Tlaquepaque Jalisco 687,127 608,114 +12.99%
33 Centro Tabasco 683,607 640,359 +6.75%
34 Tlalnepantla State of Mexico 672,202 664,225 +1.20%
35 Apodaca Nuevo León 656,464 523,270 +25.45%
36 Guadalupe Nuevo León 643,143 678,006 −5.14%
36 Veracruz Veracruz 607,209 552,156 +9.97%
37 Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas 604,147 553,374 +9.18%
38 Irapuato Guanajuato 592,953 529,440 +12.00%
39 Tonalá Jalisco 569,913 478,689 +19.06%
40 Cuautitlán Izcalli State of Mexico 555,163 511,675 +8.50%
41 Tecámac State of Mexico 547,503 364,589 +50.17%
42 Ixtapaluca State of Mexico 542,211 467,361 +16.02%
43 Matamoros Tamaulipas 541,979 489,193 +10.79%
44 Atizapán de Zaragoza State of Mexico 523,674 489,937 +6.89%
45 Celaya Guanajuato 521,169 468,469 +11.25%
46 Tultitlán State of Mexico 516,341 524,074 −1.48%
47 Mazatlán Sinaloa 501,441 438,434 +14.37%
48 Xalapa Veracruz 488,531 457,928 +6.68%
49 General Escobedo Nuevo León 481,213 357,937 +34.44%
50 Juarez Nuevo León 471,523 256,454 +83.86%
51 Ahome Sinaloa 459,310 416,299 +10.33%
52 Ensenada‡ Baja California 443,807 466,814 −4.93%
53 Cajeme Sonora 436,484 409,310 +6.64%
54 Nicolás Romero State of Mexico 430,601 366,604 +17.46%
55 Tepic Nayarit 425,924 380,074 +12.06%
55 Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas 425,058 384,033 +10.68%
56 San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León 412,199 443,273 −7.01%
57 Chalco State of Mexico 400,057 310,124 +29.00%
58 García Nuevo León 397,205 143,668 +176.47%
59 Valle de Chalco State of Mexico 391,731 357,637 +9.53%
60 Cuernavaca Morelos 378,476 364,778 +3.76%
61 Gómez Palacio Durango 372,750 328,159 +13.59%
62 Uruapan Michoacán 356,786 315,329 +13.15%
63 Tapachula Chiapas 353,706 320,456 +10.38%
68 Los Cabos Baja California Sur 351,111 238,487 +47.22%
62 Victoria Tamaulipas 349,688 321,685 +8.71%
63 Solidaridad Quintana Roo 333,800 159,310 +109.53%
64 Soledad San Luis Potosí 332,072 267,839 +23.98%
65 Tehuacán Puebla 327,312 274,907 +19.06%
66 Pachuca Hidalgo 314,331 267,862 +17.35%
67 Coatzacoalcos Veracruz 310,698 305,225 +1.79%
68 Santa Catarina Nuevo León 306,322 270,790 +13.12%
69 La Paz State of Mexico 304,088 253,843 +19.79%
70 San Juan del Rio Querétaro 297,804 241,699 +23.21%
71 Tampico Tamaulipas 297,562 297,057 +0.17%
72 Campeche Campeche 294,077 259,005 +13.54%
73 Coacalco de Berriozábal State of Mexico 293,444 278,203 +5.48%
74 La Paz Baja California Sur 292,241 251,871 +16.03%
75 Puerto Vallarta Jalisco 291,839 255,725 +14.12%
76 Guasave Sinaloa 289,370 285,919 +1.21%
77 Huixquilucan State of Mexico 284,965 242,167 +17.67%
78 Chilpancingo Guerrero 283,354 241,717 +17.23%
79 Zumpango State of Mexico 280,455 159,647 +75.67%
80 Texcoco State of Mexico 277,562 235,151 +18.04%
81 Salamanca Guanajuato 273,417 260,759 +4.85%
82 Oaxaca Oaxaca 270,955 263,145 +2.97%
83 Altamira Tamaulipas 269,790 212,001 +27.26%
84 Nogales Sonora 264,782 220,292 +20.20%
85 Carmen Campeche 248,845 221,094 +12.55%
86 Cardenas Tabasco 243,229 248,507 −2.12%
87 Metepec State of Mexico 242,307 214,162 +13.14%
88 Fresnillo Zacatecas 240,532 213,139 +12.85%
89 Monclova Coahuila 237,951 216,206 +10.06%
90 Ocosingo Chiapas 234,661 198,877 +17.99%
91 Othón P. Blanco‡‡ Quintana Roo 233,648 244,616 −4.48%
92 El Salto Jalisco 232,852 138,226 +68.46%
93 El Marqués Querétaro 231,668 116,458 +98.93%
94 San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas 215,874 185,917 +16.11%
95 Jiutepec Morelos 215,357 196,953 +9.34%
96 Comalcalco Tabasco 214,877 192,802 +11.45%
97 Corregidora Querétaro 212,567 143,073 +48.57%
98 Guadalupe Zacatecas 211,740 159,991 +32.34%
99 Ciudad Madero Tamaulipas 205,933 197,216 +4.42%
100 Zamora Michoacán 204,860 186,102 +10.08%

‡ A new municipality, San Quintín, was created out of Ensenada's territory in February 2020.[2] ‡‡ A new municipality, Bacalar, was created out of Othon P. Blanco's territory in February 2011.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "San Quintín will be the sixth municipality in Baja California" (in Spanish). El Financiero. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. Silvia Hernández (2 February 2011). "Bacalar, el décimo municipio de Q. Roo" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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