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facts about México | by Prof. German
Estrada
June 17, 2002. | For those of
you who are interested in learning more about Mexico, let me give you some data
that may increase your knowledge of this country. I hope you'll find some of this
info on our México Mágico interesting. In
case you were not too familiar with all of the states and their capitals, here
is the Political Division of the Mexican Republic, the altitude (in meters), and
how big they are (in square kilometers).
| Federal Entity |
Capital | Altitude |
Area (sq.kmts) | | | | | |
| Estados Unidos Mexicanos | Mexico
City (DF) | 2,240 |
1,959,248 | | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes |
1,870 | 5,272 |
| B. California | Mexicalli |
10 | 71,505 |
| B. California Sur | La
Paz | 1,600 |
73,948 | | Campeche | Campeche |
10 | 57,033 |
| Coahuila | Saltillo |
1,600 | 150,615 |
| Colima | Colima |
508 | 5,466 |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla
Gutierrez | 528 |
73,628 | | Chihuahua | Chihuahua |
1,430 | 245,962 |
| Distrito Federal | Mexico
City | 2,240 |
1,525 | | Durango | Durango |
1,889 | 122,792 |
| Guanajuato | Guanajuato |
2,000 | 31,032 |
| Guerrero | Chilpancingo |
1,260 | 64,791 |
| Hidalgo | Pachuca |
2,380 | 20,664 |
| Jalisco | Guadalajara |
1,567 | 79,085 |
| Mexico | Toluca |
2,280 | 21,417 |
| Michoacan | Morelia |
1,920 | 58,585 |
| Morelos | Cuernavaca |
1,560 | 4,961 |
| Nayarit | Tepic |
915 | 27,103 |
| Nuevo Leon | Monterrey |
538 | 64,742 |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca |
1,550 | 93,147 |
| Puebla | Puebla |
2,162 | 34,155 |
| Queretaro | Queretaro |
1,820 | 12,114 |
| Quintana Roo | Chetumal |
10 | 39,201 |
| San Luis Potosi | San
Luis Potosi | 1,877 |
63,778 | | Sinaloa | Culiacan |
60 | 58,359 |
| Sonora | Hermosillo |
210 | 180,605 |
| Tabasco | Villahermosa |
10 | 24,612 |
| Tamaulipas | Ciudad
Victoria | 321 |
79,686 | | Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala |
2,252 | 4,052 |
| Veracruz | Jalapa |
1,427 | 72,005 |
| Yucatan | Merida |
10 | 43,557 |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas |
2,420 | 73,829 |
The biggest State is Chihuahua which covers 12.6%
of the total area of Mexico
The smallest is the Distrito Federal (Mexico City)
with 0.1% of the total area
Most inhabitants: the State of Mexico with 13.43
million
Least inhabitants: Baja California Sur with 423,000
State with
most native inhabitants: Oaxaca with 1.93 million (1997)
State with least
native inhabitants: Aguascalientes with 939 (1997)
State with highest school
attendance: Distrito Federal with 10.2 grades finished
States with lowest
school attendance: Oaxaca and Chiapas with only 5.7 grades
Most doctors: in
the Distrito Federal with 270 for every 100,000 inhabitants
Least doctors:
the State of Mexico with 73.7 for every 100,000 inhabitants
State with most
Catholics: Zacatecas with 97.4% of its inhabitants (1997)
State with least
Catholics: Chiapas with 66.1% of its inhabitants (1997) Goverment
and Politics
2001 2001 Federal Entitities 32
States governed by the PRI 19
Municipalities 2,443 States governed by the
PAN 7
Senators (Federal) 128 States governed by the PRD 4
Diputados (Congressmen)
500 States governed by a coalition 2
Registered voters 59,58 million
Population governed by Political Parties (Municipalities)
PAN 35.81% PRI 44.42% PRD 17.32% Other 2.45% General
Data
(2000) Mexicans living in the United States
20.65 (millions)
Illegal Migrants in the United States (1997) 2.7 (millions)
Deaths of illegal migrant workers (1996-2000) 982
Commercial Treaties signed
8
International Visitors 10.6 (millions)
Highest mountains in Mexico
| |
|
Altitude
(meters above sea level) | | | | |
| Pico de Orizaba |
Veracruz / Puebla |
5,610 | | Popocatépetl |
Mexico / Puebla / Morelos |
5,500 | | Iztacíhuatl |
Mexico / Puebla |
5,220 | | Nevado
de Toluca | Mexico |
4,680 | | La
Malinche | Tlaxcala / Puebla |
4,420 | | Nevado
de Colima | Colima / Jalisco |
4,260 | | Cofre
de Perote | Veracruz |
4,250 | | El
Mirador | Mexico |
4,120 | | Tacana |
Chiapas | 4,080 |
| Telapon |
Mexico | 4,060 |
| Ajusco |
Distrito Federal |
3,930 | | Jacotitlan |
MExico | 3,910 |
Source:
INEGI (National Institute for Statistics & Geography)
gestrada@pvnet.com.mx
Prof. Germán Estrada is the
author of the best selling book, "México Mágico: Everything
You Wanted To Know About... But Nobody Told You..." available in Puerto Vallarta
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