Mexico City (former administrative division)

Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) was the name of an administrative subdivision of the Mexican Federal District that existed from 1941 to 1970.

Mexico City
Ciudad de México
Subdivision of the Federal District of Mexico
1941–1970
History 
 Established
1941
 Disestablished
1970
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Central Department (Mexico)
General Anaya
Miguel Hidalgo, D.F.
Benito Juárez, D.F.
Cuauhtémoc, D.F.
Venustiano Carranza, D.F.

Mexico City was formed by merging the Central Department (itself formed from the municipalities of Mexico, Tacuba, Tacubaya and Mixcoac) and the delegación of General Anaya. In 1970, Mexico City was split into the four delegaciones of Miguel Hidalgo, Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc and Venustiano Carranza.

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