Milpa Alta

Milpa Alta
Iztaccíhuatl (left) and Popocatépetl (right) from the community of San Bartolomé Xicomulco, Milpa Alta.
Iztaccíhuatl (left) and Popocatépetl (right) from the community of San Bartolomé Xicomulco, Milpa Alta.
Official seal of Milpa Alta
Milpa Alta within Mexico City
Milpa Alta within Mexico City
CountryMexico
Federal entityMexico City
Established1903
Named forMonastic community
SeatAv. México, esq. Constitución S/N Col. Villa Milpa Alta
Government
 • Jefe delegacionalFrancisco García Flores (PRD)
Area
 • Total286.234 km2 (110.516 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total130,582
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Postal codes
04000 – 04980
Area code55
Websitemilpa-alta.cdmx.gob.mx

Milpa Alta is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City. It lies in the southeast corner of the nation's capital, bordering the State of Mexico and Morelos. It is the least populated, second largest and most rural of all the boroughs. It is also one of the most traditional areas of the city, with over 700 religious and secular festivals during the year and an economy based on agriculture and food processing, especially the production of nopal cactus, barbacoa and mole sauce.

  1. ^ "Delegación Álvaro Obregón" (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema de Información Económica, Geográfica y Estadística. Retrieved 2011-10-10. [dead link]
  2. ^ 2011 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine