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The major cities in Mexico include: Mexico City (capital), Guadalajara, Monterrey and Puebla. Popular tourist destinations include Acapulco and Cancun, among others.

Featured Article:  Geography of Puebla

, Mexico, the capital of Puebla State. It is in the Central Plateau region 68 miles (109 km) east-southeast of Mexico City, at about 7,200 feet (2,200 m) above sea level. See more »

Geography of Mexico City

Geography of Mexico City

Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México), Mexico, the nation's capital and most populous city.

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Geography of Acapulco

Acapulco, (full name, Acapulco de Juárez), Mexico, a city and seaport in Guerrero State.

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Geography of Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes, Mexico, the capital of Aguascalientes state. It is 265 miles (425 km) northwest of Mexico City.

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Geography of Cancun

Cancún, Mexico, a city in Quintana Roo State. It lies at the northern edge of Mexico's Yucatán peninsula on the Caribbean coast, about 800 miles (1300 km) east of Mexico City.

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Geography of Chihuahua

Chihuahua, Mexico, the capital of Chihuahua state. It is on the Chihuahua River, 225 miles (360 km) south of El Paso, Texas, and 780 miles (1,255 km) northwest of Mexico City.

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Geography of Cuernavaca

Cuernavaca, Mexico, the capital of the state of Morelos. It is 51 miles (82 km) south of Mexico City in a sugar-producing region.

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Geography of Culiacan

Culiacán, Mexico, the capital of the state of Sinaloa. It is in western Mexico on the Culiacán River, about 30 miles (48 km) from the Gulf of California.

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Geography of Durango

Durango, or Victoria de Durango, Mexico, the capital of Durango state. It is 500 miles (800 km) northwest of Mexico City.

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Geography of Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Mexico, the capital of Jalisco state, about 290 miles (467 km) northwest of Mexico City.

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Geography of Hermosillo

Hermosillo, Mexico, the capital of Sonora state. It is on the Río Sonora in northwestern Mexico, about 60 miles (100 km) east of the Gulf of California.

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Geography of Juarez

Juárez, officially Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, a city in Chihuahua state. It is on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso, Texas.

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Geography of Leon

León, Mexico, the largest city in the state of Guanajuato. It is situated along the Gómez River in a wheat-growing region, about 235 miles (378 km) northwest of Mexico City.

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Geography of Matamoros

Matamoros, Mexico, a city and port of entry in Tamaulipas state, near the Gulf of Mexico.

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Geography of Mazatlan

Mazatlán, Mexico, a city in Sinaloa state, 265 miles (426 km) northwest of Guadalajara.

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Geography of Merida

Mérida, Mexico, the capital of the state of Yucatán. It is 23 miles (37 km) inland from the north coast, and about 625 miles (1,000 km) east-northeast of Mexico City, in a region that produces the fiber henequen.

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Geography of Mexicali

Mexicali, Mexico, the capital of the state of Baja California. It lies on the border, at the southern edge of the Imperial Valley of California.

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Geography of Monterrey

Monterrey, Mexico, one of the nation's principal cities and the capital of Nuevo Leon state.

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Geography of Morelia

Morelia, Mexico, the capital of the state of Michoacán. The city is about 130 miles (210 km) west-northwest of Mexico City.

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Geography of Netzahualcoyotl

Netzahualcóyotl, the third largest city in Mexico and an eastern suburb of Mexico City, the national capital.

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Geography of Puebla

, Mexico, the capital of Puebla State. It is in the Central Plateau region 68 miles (109 km) east-southeast of Mexico City, at about 7,200 feet (2,200 m) above sea level.

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