List of states of Mexico

The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which officially is named United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity without being formally a state).[1][2][3][4]

The states are further divided into municipalities. In Mexico City the municipalities are known as alcaldías (similar to other state's municipalities but with different administrative powers).[5]

List

It is noteworthy that Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list of state name abbreviations, and as such they are not included below. A list of Mexican states and several versions of their abbreviations can be found here.

States of Mexico
State Official Name (except Mexico City):

Estado Libre y Soberano de (English: "Free and Sovereign State of") :

 Flag Capital Largest city Area[6] Population (2020)[7] Municipalities Order of Admission
to Federation		 Date of Admission
to Federation
Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Aguascalientes 0056185,618 km2 (2,169 sq mi) 014256071,425,607 11 2424 185702051857-02-05[8]
Baja California Baja California Mexicali Tijuana 07144671,446 km2 (27,585 sq mi) 037690203,769,020 6 2929 195201161952-01-16[9]
Baja California Sur Baja California Sur La Paz La Paz 07392273,922 km2 (28,541 sq mi) 00798447798,447 5 3131 197410081974-10-08[10]
Campeche Campeche San Francisco de Campeche San Francisco de Campeche 05792457,924 km2 (22,365 sq mi) 00928363928,363 13 2525 186304291863-04-29[11]
Chiapas Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez 07328973,289 km2 (28,297 sq mi) 055438285,543,828 124 1919 182409141824-09-14[12]
Chihuahua Chihuahua Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez 247455247,455 km2 (95,543 sq mi) 037418693,741,869 67 1818 182407061824-07-06[12]
Mexico City Ciudad de México Ciudad de México Ciudad de México 0014951,495 km2 (577 sq mi) 092099449,209,944 16 3232 182409142016-01-29
Coahuila1 4 Coahuila de Zaragoza Saltillo Saltillo 151563151,563 km2 (58,519 sq mi) 031467713,146,771 38 1616 182405071824-05-07[12]
Colima6 Colima Colima Manzanillo 0056255,625 km2 (2,172 sq mi) 00731391731,391 10 2323 185609121856-09-12[13]
Durango Durango Victoria de Durango Victoria de Durango 123451123,451 km2 (47,665 sq mi) 018326501,832,650 39 1717 182405221824-05-22[12]
Guanajuato Guanajuato Guanajuato León 03060830,608 km2 (11,818 sq mi) 061669346,166,934 46 022 182312201823-12-20[12]
Guerrero Guerrero Chilpancingo Acapulco 06362163,621 km2 (24,564 sq mi) 035406853,540,685 81 2121 184910271849-10-27[14]
Hidalgo Hidalgo Pachuca Pachuca 02084620,846 km2 (8,049 sq mi) 030828413,082,841 84 2626 186901161869-01-16[15]
Jalisco Jalisco Guadalajara Guadalajara 07859978,599 km2 (30,347 sq mi) 083481518,348,151 125 099 182312231823-12-23[12]
México México Toluca de Lerdo Ecatepec de Morelos 02235722,357 km2 (8,632 sq mi) 1699241816,992,418 125 011 182312201823-12-20[12]
Michoacán Michoacán de Ocampo Morelia Morelia 05864358,643 km2 (22,642 sq mi) 047488464,748,846 113 055 182312221823-12-22[12]
Morelos Morelos Cuernavaca Cuernavaca 0048934,893 km2 (1,889 sq mi) 019715201,971,520 36 2727 186904171869-04-17[16]
Nayarit Nayarit Tepic Tepic 02781527,815 km2 (10,739 sq mi) 012354561,235,456 20 2828 191701261917-01-26[17]
Nuevo León4 Nuevo León Monterrey Monterrey 06422064,220 km2 (24,800 sq mi) 057844425,784,442 51 1515 182405071824-05-07[12]
Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca 09379393,793 km2 (36,214 sq mi) 041321484,132,148 570 033 182312211823-12-21[12]
Puebla Puebla Puebla Puebla 03429034,290 km2 (13,240 sq mi) 065832786,583,278 217 044 182312211823-12-21[12]
Querétaro Querétaro de Arteaga Querétaro Querétaro 01168411,684 km2 (4,511 sq mi) 023684672,368,467 18 1111 182312231823-12-23[12]
Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Chetumal Cancún 04236142,361 km2 (16,356 sq mi) 018579851,857,985 11 3030 197410081974-10-08[18]
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí 06098360,983 km2 (23,546 sq mi) 02,8222552,822,255 58 066 182312221823-12-22[12]
Sinaloa Sinaloa Culiacán Culiacán 05820058,200 km2 (22,500 sq mi) 030269433,026,943 18 2020 183010141830-10-14[19]
Sonora2 Sonora Hermosillo Hermosillo 179503179,503 km2 (69,306 sq mi) 029448402,944,840 72 1212 182401101824-01-10[12]
Tabasco5 Tabasco Villahermosa Villahermosa 02473824,738 km2 (9,551 sq mi) 024025982,402,598 17 1313 182402071824-02-07[12]
Tamaulipas4 Tamaulipas Ciudad Victoria Reynosa 08017580,175 km2 (30,956 sq mi) 035277353,527,735 43 1414 182402071824-02-07[12]
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Tlaxcala San Pablo del Monte 0039913,991 km2 (1,541 sq mi) 013429771,342,977 60 2222 185612091856-12-09[20]
Veracruz Veracruz de
Ignacio de la Llave		 Xalapa Veracruz 07182071,820 km2 (27,730 sq mi) 080625798,062,579 212 077 182312221823-12-22[12]
Yucatán3 Yucatán Mérida Mérida 03961239,612 km2 (15,294 sq mi) 023208982,320,898 106 088 182312231823-12-23[12]
Zacatecas Zacatecas Zacatecas Guadalupe 07553975,539 km2 (29,166 sq mi) 016221381,622,138 58 1010 182312231823-12-23[12]

Notes:

  1. Joined the federation with the name of Coahuila y Tejas.
  2. Joined the federation with the name of Estado de Occidente also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa.
  3. Joined the federation as República Federada de Yucatán[21] (English: Federated Republic of Yucatán) formed by the current states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitively rejoined in 1848.
  4. States of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Coahuila became independent de facto in 1840 to form the República del Río Grande (English: Republic of the Rio Grande); never consolidated its independence because independent forces were defeated by the centralist forces.[22]
  5. The State of Tabasco seceded from Mexico on two occasions, the first on February 13, 1841, rejoining again on December 2, 1842. And the second time was from November 9, 1846 to December 9, 1846
  6. Inc the remote Revillagigedo Islands, which are federally administered.

See also

References
  1. Agren, David (29 January 2015). "Mexico City officially changes its name to – Mexico City". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. El Diario de México. "La Ciudad de México no será estado, sino entidad federal autónoma" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. "Artículo 43 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (PDF).
  4. "DF no es el estado 32, aclaran legisladores". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  5. "Municipalities of Mexico City".
  6. "Information by state" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  7. "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  8. "Historical Summary of Aguascalientes" (in Spanish). Gobierno del estado de Aguascalientes. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  9. "Transformación Política de Territorio Norte de la Baja California a Estado 29" (in Spanish). Gobierno de Baja California.
  10. "44 Years Ago, Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo became States" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  11. "156th Anniversary of Campeche's Statehood" (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  12. "Las Diputaciones Provinciales" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 15.
  13. "Universidad de Colima". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  14. "Commemorating the 169th Anniversary of Guerrero's Statehood" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  15. "History of the state of Hidalgo" (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  16. "History of Morelos" (in Spanish). Gobierno del estado de Morelos. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  17. "Anniversary of Nayarit's Statehood" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  18. "Historia de Quintana Roo" (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  19. "500 años de México en documentos" (in Spanish). Biblioteca Garay.
  20. "History of Tlaxcala" (in Spanish). Congreso del estado de Tlaxcala. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  21. "La historia de la República de Yucatán".
  22. "República de Río Grande, el País que no pudo ser" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
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