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.
RankCityPopulation Geo. coordinatesMunicipalityState
1Mexico City8,851,08016 municipalities‡Mexico City
2Ecatepec1,655,015Ecatepec de Morelos MunicipalityMéxico
3Guadalajara1,495,182Guadalajara MunicipalityJalisco
4Puebla City1,434,062Puebla MunicipalityPuebla
5Ciudad Juárez1,321,004Juárez MunicipalityChihuahua
6Tijuana1,300,983Tijuana MunicipalityBaja California
7León1,238,962León MunicipalityGuanajuato
8Monterrey1,168,709Monterrey MunicipalityNuevo León
9Zapopan1,142,483Zapopan MunicipalityJalisco
10Nezahualcóyotl1,104,585Nezahualcóyotl MunicipalityMéxico
11Culiacán905,265Culiacán MunicipalitySinaloa
12Chihuahua City809,232Chihuahua MunicipalityChihuahua
13Naucalpan792,211Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality‡México
14Mérida777,615Mérida MunicipalityYucatán
15San Luis Potosí City722,772San Luis Potosí MunicipalitySan Luis Potosí
16Aguascalientes722,250Aguascalientes MunicipalityAguascalientes
17Hermosillo715,061Hermosillo MunicipalitySonora
18Saltillo709,671Saltillo MunicipalityCoahuila
19Mexicali689,775Mexicali MunicipalityBaja California
20Guadalupe673,616Guadalupe MunicipalityNuevo León
21Acapulco673,479Acapulco de Juárez MunicipalityGuerrero
22Tlalnepantla653,410Tlalnepantla de Baz MunicipalityMéxico
23Cancún628,306Benito Juárez MunicipalityQuintana Roo
24Querétaro City626,495Querétaro MunicipalityQuerétaro
25Chimalhuacán612,383Chimalhuacán MunicipalityMéxico
26Torreón608,836Torreón MunicipalityCoahuila
27Morelia597,511Morelia MunicipalityMichoacán
28Reynosa589,466Reynosa MunicipalityTamaulipas
29Tlaquepaque575,942Tlaquepaque MunicipalityJalisco
30Tuxtla Gutiérrez537,102Tuxtla Gutiérrez MunicipalityChiapas
31Durango City512,311Durango MunicipalityDurango
32Toluca489,333Toluca MunicipalityMéxico
33Ciudad López Mateos489,160Atizapán de Zaragoza MunicipalityMéxico
34Cuautitlán Izcalli484,573Cuautitlán Izcalli MunicipalityMéxico
35Ciudad Apodaca467,157Apodaca MunicipalityNuevo León
36Matamoros449,815Matamoros MunicipalityTamaulipas
37San Nicolás de los Garza443,273San Nicolás de los Garza MunicipalityNuevo León
38Veracruz City428,323Veracruz Municipality‡Veracruz
39Xalapa424,755Xalapa MunicipalityVeracruz
40Tonalá408,759Tonalá MunicipalityJalisco
41Mazatlán381,583Mazatlán MunicipalitySinaloa
42Irapuato380,941Irapuato MunicipalityGuanajuato
43Nuevo Laredo373,725Nuevo Laredo MunicipalityTamaulipas
44Xico356,352Valle de Chalco Solidaridad MunicipalityMéxico
45Villahermosa353,577Centro MunicipalityTabasco
46General Escobedo352,444General Escobedo MunicipalityNuevo León
47Celaya340,387Celaya MunicipalityGuanajuato
48Cuernavaca338,650Cuernavaca MunicipalityMorelos
49Tepic332,863Tepic MunicipalityNayarit
50Ixtapaluca322,271Ixtapaluca MunicipalityMéxico
51Ciudad Victoria305,155Victoria MunicipalityTamaulipas
52Ciudad Obregón298,625Cajeme MunicipalitySonora
53Tampico297,284Tampico MunicipalityTamaulipas
54Ciudad Nicolás Romero281,799Nicolás Romero MunicipalityMéxico
55Ensenada279,765Ensenada MunicipalityBaja California
56Coacalco de Berriozábal277,959Coacalco de Berriozábal MunicipalityMéxico
57Santa Catarina268,347Santa Catarina MunicipalityNuevo León
58Uruapan264,439Uruapan MunicipalityMichoacán
59Gómez Palacio257,352Gómez Palacio MunicipalityDurango
60Los Mochis256,613Ahome MunicipalitySinaloa
61Pachuca256,584Pachuca de Soto MunicipalityHidalgo
62Oaxaca City255,029Oaxaca de Juárez MunicipalityOaxaca
63Soledad de Graciano Sánchez255,015Soledad de Graciano Sánchez MunicipalitySan Luis Potosí
64Tehuacán248,716Tehuacán MunicipalityPuebla
65Ojo de Agua242,272Tecámac MunicipalityMéxico
66Coatzacoalcos235,983Coatzacoalcos MunicipalityVeracruz
67Campeche City220,389Campeche MunicipalityCampeche
68Monclova215,271Monclova MunicipalityCoahuila
69La Paz215,178La Paz MunicipalityBaja California Sur
70Nogales212,533Nogales MunicipalitySonora
71Buenavista206,081Tultitlán MunicipalityMéxico
72Puerto Vallarta203,342Puerto Vallarta MunicipalityJalisco
73Tapachula202,672Tapachula MunicipalityChiapas
74Ciudad Madero197,216Ciudad Madero MunicipalityTamaulipas
75San Pablo de las Salinas189,453Tultitlán MunicipalityMéxico
76Chilpancingo187,251Chilpancingo de los Bravo MunicipalityGuerrero
77Poza Rica185,242Poza Rica de Hidalgo MunicipalityVeracruz
78Chicoloapan de Juárez172,919Chicoloapan MunicipalityMéxico
79Ciudad del Carmen169,466Carmen MunicipalityCampeche
80Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias168,720Chalco MunicipalityMéxico
81Jiutepec162,427Jiutepec MunicipalityMorelos
82Salamanca160,169Salamanca MunicipalityGuanajuato
83San Luis Río Colorado158,089San Luis Río Colorado MunicipalitySonora
84Cuautla154,358Cuautla MunicipalityMorelos
85Ciudad Benito Juárez151,893Juárez MunicipalityNuevo León
86Chetumal151,243Othón P. Blanco MunicipalityQuintana Roo
87Piedras Negras150,178Piedras Negras MunicipalityCoahuila
88Playa del Carmen149,923Solidaridad MunicipalityQuintana Roo
89Zamora141,627Zamora MunicipalityMichoacán
90Córdoba140,896Córdoba MunicipalityVeracruz
91San Juan del Río138,878San Juan del Río MunicipalityQuerétaro
92Colima City137,383Colima MunicipalityColima
93Ciudad Acuña134,233Acuña MunicipalityCoahuila
94Manzanillo130,035Manzanillo MunicipalityColima
95Zacatecas City129,011Zacatecas MunicipalityZacatecas
96Veracruz City126,507Boca del Río Municipality‡Veracruz
97Ciudad Valles124,644Ciudad Valles MunicipalitySan Luis Potosí
98Guadalupe124,623Guadalupe MunicipalityZacatecas
99San Pedro Garza García122,627San Pedro Garza García MunicipalityNuevo León
100Naucalpan121,470Huixquilucan Municipality‡México
101Fresnillo120,944Fresnillo MunicipalityZacatecas
102Orizaba120,844Orizaba MunicipalityVeracruz
103Miramar118,614Altamira MunicipalityTamaulipas
104Iguala118,468Iguala de la Independencia MunicipalityGuerrero
105Delicias118,071Delicias MunicipalityChihuahua
106Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez117,600Villa de Álvarez MunicipalityColima
107Ciudad Cuauhtémoc114,007Cuauhtémoc MunicipalityChihuahua
108Navojoa113,836Navojoa MunicipalitySonora
109Guaymas113,082Guaymas MunicipalitySonora
110Minatitlán112,046Minatitlán MunicipalityVeracruz
111Cuautitlán108,449Cuautitlán MunicipalityMéxico
112Texcoco105,165Texcoco MunicipalityMéxico
113Hidalgo del Parral104,836Hidalgo del Parral MunicipalityChihuahua
114Tepexpan102,667Acolman MunicipalityMéxico
115Tulancingo102,406Tulancingo de Bravo MunicipalityHidalgo
116San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec101,810San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec MunicipalityOaxaca

‡ 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.
RankMunicipalityStatePopulation
1Mexico CityMexico City8,851,080
2EcatepecState of Mexico1,656,107
3TijuanaBaja California1,559,683
4PueblaPuebla1,539,819
5GuadalajaraJalisco1,495,189
6LeónGuanajuato1,436,480
7JuárezChihuahua1,332,131
8ZapopanJalisco1,243,756
9MonterreyNuevo León1,135,550
10NezahualcóyotlState of Mexico1,110,565
11MexicaliBaja California936,826
12CuliacánSinaloa858,638
13NaucalpanState of Mexico833,779
14MéridaYucatan830,732
15TolucaState of Mexico819,561
16ChihuahuaChihuahua819,543
17QuerétaroQuerétaro801,940
18AguascalientesAguascalientes797,010
19AcapulcoGuerrero789,971
20HermosilloSonora784,342
21San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí772,604
22MoreliaMichoacán729,279
23SaltilloCoahuila725,123
24GuadalupeNuevo León678,006
25Tlalnepantla de BazState of Mexico664,225
26Benito JuárezQuintana Roo661,176
27Centro Tabasco640,359
28TorreónCoahuila639,629
29ChimalhuacánState of Mexico614,453
30ReynosaTamaulipas608,891
31TlaquepaqueJalisco608,114
32DurangoDurango582,267
33Tuxtla GutiérrezChiapas553,374
34VeracruzVeracruz552,156
35IrapuatoGuanajuato529,440
36TultitlánState of Mexico524,074
37ApodacaNuevo León523,270
38Cuautitlán IzcalliState of Mexico511,675
39Atizapán de ZaragozaState of Mexico489,937
40MatamorosTamaulipas489,193
41TonaláJalisco478,689
42CelayaGuanajuato468,469
43IxtapalucaState of Mexico467,361
44EnsenadaBaja California466,814
45XalapaVeracruz457,928
46San Nicolás de los GarzaNuevo León443,273
47MazatlánSinaloa438,434
48Tlajomulco de ZúñigaJalisco416,626
49AhomeSinaloa416,299
50CajemeSonora409,310
51Nuevo LaredoTamaulipas384,033
52TepicNayarit380,074
53Nicolás RomeroState of Mexico366,604
54CuernavacaMorelos364,778
55TecámacState of Mexico364,589
56General EscobedoNuevo León357,937
57Valle de Chalco SolidaridadState of Mexico357,637
58Gómez PalacioDurango328,159
59Ciudad VictoriaTamaulipas321,685
60TapachulaChiapas320,456
61UruapanMichoacán315,329
62ChalcoState of Mexico310,124
63CoatzacoalcosVeracruz305,225
64TampicoTamaulipas297,057
65GuasaveSinaloa285,919
66Coacalco de BerriozábalState of Mexico278,203
67TehuacánPuebla274,907
68Santa CatarinaNuevo León270,790
69Pachuca de SotoHidalgo267,862
70Soledad de Graciano SánchezSan Luis Potosí267,839
71Oaxaca de JuárezOaxaca263,145
72SalamancaGuanajuato260,759
73CampecheCampeche259,005
74JuarezNuevo León256,454
75Puerto VallartaJalisco255,725
76La Paz State of Mexico253,843
77La Paz Baja California Sur251,871
78CardenasTabasco248,507
79Othón P. BlancoQuintana Roo244,616
80HuixquilucanState of Mexico242,167
81ChilpancingoGuerrero241,717
82San Juan del RioQuerétaro241,699
83Los CabosBaja California Sur238,487
84TexcocoState of Mexico235,151
85Ciudad del CarmenCampeche221,094
86NogalesSonora220,292
87MonclovaCoahuila216,206
88MetepecState of Mexico214,162
89FresnilloZacatecas213,139
90AltamiraTamaulipas212,001
91OcosingoChiapas198,877
92Ciudad MaderoTamaulipas197,216
93JiutepecMorelos196,953
94CórdobaVeracruz196,541
95Poza RicaVeracruz193,311
96ComalcalcoTabasco192,802
97ZamoraMichoacán186,102
98San Cristobal de las CasasChiapas185,917
99HuimanguilloTabasco179,285
100Lázaro CárdenasMichoacán178,817
101San Luis Río ColoradoSonora178,380
102CuautlaMorelos175,208
103ChicoloapanState of Mexico175,053
104SilaoGuanajuato173,024
105GuanajuatoGuanajuato171,709
106ZinacantepecState of Mexico167,759
107Ciudad VallesSan Luis Potosí167,713
108ManzanilloColima161,420
109AllendeGuanajuato160,383
110GuadalupeZacatecas159,991
111ZumpangoState of Mexico159,647
112SolidaridadQuintana Roo159,310
112PapantlaVeracruz158,599
113MinatitlánVeracruz157,840
114NavojoaSonora157,729
115San Andrés TuxtlaVeracruz157,364
116San Juan Bautista TuxtepecOaxaca155,766
117ZitácuaroMichoacán155,534
118CuauhtémocChihuahua154,639
119Lagos de MorenoJalisco153,817
120MacuspanaTabasco153,132
121Piedras NegrasCoahuila152,806
122TulancingoHidalgo151,584
123PénjamoGuanajuato149,936
124GuaymasSonora149,299
125Dolores HidalgoGuanajuato148,173
126Almoloya de JuárezState of Mexico147,653
127ColimaColima146,904
128GarcíaNuevo León143,668
129TuxpanVeracruz143,362
130CorregidoraQuerétaro143,073
131Ixtlahuaca de RayónState of Mexico141,482
132San Martín TexmelucanPuebla141,112
133Valle de SantiagoGuanajuato141,058
134LerdoDurango141,043
135ComitánChiapas141,013
136IgualaGuerrero140,363
137CuautitlánState of Mexico140,059
138El SaltoJalisco138,226
139ZacatecasZacatecas138,176
140Boca del RíoVeracruz138,058
141DeliciasChihuahua137,935
142AcuñaCoahuila136,755
143AcolmanState of Mexico136,558
144TepatitlánJalisco136,123
145NavolatoSinaloa135,603
146LermaState of Mexico134,799
147Mineral de la ReformaHidalgo127,404
148AtlixcoPuebla127,062
149CunduacánTabasco126,416
150Bahía de BanderasNayarit124,205
151ApatzingánMichoacán123,649
152Huejutla de ReyesHidalgo122,905
153San Pedro Garza GarcíaNuevo León122,659
154San Felipe del ProgresoState of Mexico121,396
155OrizabaVeracruz120,995
156Chilapa de ÁlvarezGuerrero120,790
157San Pedro CholulaPuebla120,459
158Villa de ÁlvarezColima119,956
159Río BravoTamaulipas118,259
160Zihuatanejo de AzuetaGuerrero118,211
161CosoleacaqueVeracruz117,725
162HidalgoMichoacán117,620
163El MarquésQuerétaro116,458
164El ManteTamaulipas115,792
165San Luis de la PazGuanajuato115,656
166NacajucaTabasco115,066
167San Francisco del RincónGuanajuato113,570
168TecomanColima112,726
169ChilónChiapas111,554
170Las MargaritasChiapas111,484
171PalenqueChiapas110,918
172AcambaroGuanajuato109,030
173TemixcoMorelos108,126
174MatamorosCoahuila107,160
175Hidalgo del ParralChihuahua107,061
176San FelipeGuanajuato106,952
177TemapacheVeracruz104,499
178TaxcoGuerrero104,053
179Tula de AllendeHidalgo103,919
180San PedroCoahuila102,650
181CentlaTabasco102,110
182TantoyucaVeracruz101,743
183Martínez de la TorreVeracruz101,358
184TecateBaja California101,079
185AmozocPuebla100,964
186Zapotlán el Grande Jalisco100,534
187San Andrés CholulaPuebla100,439
188HuehuetocaState of Mexico100,023