Mexico
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| Free and Sovereign State of Mexico Estado Libre y Soberano de México (Spanish) Tlahtohcayotl Mexihco (Nahuatl) Lëngu Mundö (Otomí) | |
| Motto(s): Libertad, Trabajo, Cultura('Freedom, Work, Culture') | |
| Anthem: Himno al Estado de México | |
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| Coordinates: 19°21′N 99°38′W / 19.350°N 99.633°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Admission | 20 December 1823[1] (1st) |
| Capital | Toluca de Lerdo |
| Largest city | Ecatepec de Morelos |
| Largest metro | Greater Mexico City |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Delfina Gómez Álvarez (Morena) |
| • Legislature | State of México Congress |
| • Senators[2] | Martha Guerrero (MRN) Higinio Martínez (MRN) Juan Manuel Zepeda (PRD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,351 km2 (8,630 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25th |
| Highest elevation | 5,500 m (18,000 ft) |
| Population (2020)[5] | |
| • Total | 16,992,418 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Demonym(s) | Mexiquense, Mexiqueño(a) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MXN 2.577 trillion (US$128.2 billion) (2022) |
| • Per capita | (US$7,380) (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal code | 50-57 |
| Area code | |
| ISO 3166 code | MX-MEX |
| HDI |  0.785 high Ranked 14th of 32 |
| Website | Official website |
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The State of Mexico (Spanish: Estado de México, pronounced [esˈtaðo ðe ˈmexiko] ), officially just Mexico (Spanish: México),[note 1] is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Commonly known as Edomex (from Estado de México) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the most populous, as well as the second most densely populated, state in the country.
Located in south-central Mexico, the state is divided into 125 municipalities. The state capital city is Toluca de Lerdo ("Toluca"), while its largest city is Ecatepec de Morelos ("Ecatepec"). The State of Mexico surrounds Mexico City on three sides and borders the states of Querétaro and Hidalgo to the north, Morelos and Guerrero to the south, Michoacán to the west, and Tlaxcala and Puebla to the east.[8]
The territory that now comprises the State of Mexico once formed the core of the Pre-Hispanic Aztec Empire. During the Spanish colonial period, the region was incorporated into New Spain. After gaining independence in the 19th century, Mexico City was chosen as the capital of the new nation; its territory was separated out of the state. Years later, parts of the state were broken off to form the states of Hidalgo, Guerrero and Morelos. These territorial separations have left the state with the size and shape it has today, with the Toluca Valley to the west of Mexico City and a panhandle that extends around the north and east of this entity.
The demonym used to refer to people and things from the state is mexiquense, distinct from mexicano ('Mexican'), which describes the people or things from the country as a whole.
- ^ "Las Diputaciones Provinciales" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Senadores por el Estado de México LXIV y LXV Legislaturas". Senado de la República. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Resumen". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Relieve". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "México en cifras". January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Citibanamex (13 June 2023). "Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Significado de la palabra "México"". edomex.gob.mx. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 344.
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