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Mexico, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. The city has been the met...

Mexico, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Mexico, Span. México or Méjico, state (1990 pop. 9,815,795), 8,286 sq mi (21,461 sq km), S central Mexico. Toluca is the capital. The northern section of the state, containing most of the Valley of ...

Mexico City

(Encyclopedia)Mexico City: see Mexico, city, Mexico. ...

Mexico, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Mexico, city (1990 pop. 11,290), seat of Audrain co., central Mo., in a farm area; inc. 1857. Prefabricated homes, firebrick, trailers, and ceramic tile are manufactured, and there are livestock marke...

León, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)León, city (1990 pop. 758,270), Guanajuato state, central Mexico. It is located in a fertile river valley c.5,600 ft (1,700 m) high, but with a mild, temperate climate. Frequent floods, which in 1888...

Mérida, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Mérida māˈrēᵺä [key], city (1990 pop. 523,422), capital of Yucatán state, SE Mexico. It is the chief commercial, communications, and cultural center of the Yucatán peninsula. Founded (1542) b...

Manzanillo, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Manzanillo, city (1990 pop. 67,697), Colima state, SW Mexico. One of Mexico's chief Pacific ports, Manzanillo has a fine harbor and modern rail and highway connections with Mexico City. It handles man...

Guadalajara, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Guadalajara gwäˌᵺälähäˈrä [key], city, capital of Jalisco state, SW Mexico, second largest city of ...

Guadalupe, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe gwäᵺälo͞oˈpā [key], city, Nuevo León state, NE Mexico, on the Santa Catalina ...

Guanajuato, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Guanajuato, city, capital of Guanajuato state, W central Mexico. The city, with an altitude of c.6,600 ft (2,000 m), is situated in the Cañada de Marfi...