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{{Short description|Second-level administrative divisions of Mexico}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name              = Municipality <br>{{small|''Municipio'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])}}
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| map               = File:Municipalities of México (black borders).svg
| caption           = Municipalities of Mexico as of January 2020
| category          = [[Municipio]] / [[Municipality]]
| territory         = {{MEX}}
| upper_unit        = [[List of states of Mexico|Mexican states]]
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| current_number    = 2,462
| number_date       = December 2024
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| exofficio         = 
| population_range  = '''Smallest:'''<br> 81 ([[Santa Magdalena Jicotlán]], [[Oaxaca|Oax.]])<br>'''Largest:'''<br> 1,922,523 ([[Tijuana Municipality|Tijuana]], [[Baja California|B.C.]])
| area_range        = '''Smallest:'''<br> {{Convert|2.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} ([[Natividad, Oaxaca|Natividad]], [[Oaxaca|Oax.]])<br>'''Largest:'''<br> {{Convert|32953.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} ([[Mulegé Municipality|Mulegé]], [[Baja California Sur|B.C.S.]])
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| government        = Municipal council ([[Ayuntamiento]])
| subdivision       = [[Localities of Mexico|Localities]]
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{{Politics of Mexico}}
'''Municipalities''' ({{langx|es|[[Municipio]]s}}) are the administrative divisions under the [[List of states of Mexico|states]] of [[Mexico]] according to the [[Constitution of Mexico|constitution]]. Municipalities are considered as the second-level administrative divisions by the [[Federal government of Mexico|federal government]]. However, some state regulations have designed [[intrastate region]]s to administer their own municipalities. Municipalities are further divided into [[Localities of Mexico|localities]] in the structural hierarchy of [[administrative divisions of Mexico]]. As of December 2024, there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico.<ref>https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/03/27/estos-son-los-municipios-de-mas-reciente-creacion-en-mexico-se-encuentran-en-guerrero/</ref>

In Mexico, municipalities should not be confused with cities ({{langx|es|ciudades}}). Cities are [[Localities of Mexico|locality-level divisions]] that are administered by the municipality. Although some [[List of cities in Mexico|larger cities]] are consolidated with its own municipality and form a single level of governance. In addition, the 16 [[Boroughs of Mexico City|boroughs]] of [[Mexico City]] are considered municipality equivalent, this makes the total number of municipality-level divisions to be 2,478.

The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the [[Constitution of Mexico|1917 Constitution]]<ref>{{cite act|title=Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos |language=es |date=1917 |article=115 |articletype=Article |url=https://www.juridicas.unam.mx/legislacion/ordenamiento/constitucion-politica-de-los-estados-unidos-mexicanos#10668 |access-date=January 5, 2018 }}</ref> and detailed in the constitutions of the states to which they belong. {{em|Municipalities}} are distinct from {{em|cities}}, a form of Mexican [[Localities of Mexico|locality]], and are divided into ''[[Colonia (Mexico)|colonias]]'' (neighborhoods); some municipalities can be as large as full states, while cities can be measured in basic geostatistical areas or [[city blocks]].

==Structure==
[[File:Palacio Municipal de Puebla.JPG|thumb|left|250px|[[Puebla City|Puebla]] City Hall]]
All Mexican states are divided into municipalities. Each municipality is autonomous; citizens elect a [[municipal president]] ({{langx|es|presidente municipal}}) who heads a [[ayuntamiento|municipal council]] ({{langx|es|ayuntamiento}}), responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. This concept, which originated after the [[Mexican Revolution]], is known as a ''municipio libre'' (free municipality). 

The municipal president is elected by [[first-past-the-post voting]] system for a three-year term and cannot be reelected for the next immediate term. The municipal council consists of a ''[[Cabildo (council)|cabildo]]'' (chairman) with a ''[[Syndic|síndico]]'' and several ''regidores'' (trustees).

If the municipality covers a large area and contains more than one city or town (collectively called ''localidades''), one city or town is selected as a ''cabecera municipal'' (head city, seat of the municipal government) while the rest elect representatives to a ''presidencia auxiliar'' or ''junta auxiliar'' (auxiliary presidency or council). In that sense, a municipality in Mexico is roughly equivalent to the [[county (United States)|counties]] of the [[United States]], whereas the auxiliary presidency is equivalent to a township. Nonetheless, auxiliary presidencies are not considered a third-level administrative division since they depend fiscally on the municipalities in which they are located.

North-western and south-eastern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. [[Baja California]] is divided into only seven municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated cities or towns that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Central and southern states, on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. [[Oaxaca]] is divided into 570 municipalities), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. Although an urban area might cover an entire municipality, auxiliary councils might still be used for administrative purposes.

Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, supervision of slaughterhouses and the cleaning and maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1983, they can collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own collection efforts.

Some municipalities in Mexico are subdivided into internal, third-level administrative organizations. All [[municipalities of Baja California]] are subdivided into boroughs, or ''delegaciones''. [[Mexicali Municipality|Mexicali]] municipality, for example, is divided into 14 boroughs besides the [[Mexicali|City of Mexicali]], which comprises the municipal seat and three additional metropolitan boroughs.<ref name="mexicali">{{cite web|url=http://www.mexicali.gob.mx/transparencia/normatividad/ordenamientos/actual/030.pdf|title=Territorial Statutes of Mexicali Municipality's Interior Boroughs|language=es|publisher=Gobierno de Mexical|access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref> [[Querétaro_City#The_municipality|Querétaro]] municipality is subdivided into seven boroughs.<ref name="qro">{{cite web|url=https://gobqro.gob.mx/coespo/queretaro-delegaciones/|title=Boroughs of Querétaro|language=es|publisher=Gobierno de Querétaro|access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref> Nonetheless, the heads of government of the boroughs are not elected by the residents but rather appointed by the municipal president.

[[Mexico City]] is a special case in that it is not organized into municipalities. As a result of the Political Reforms enacted in 2016, it is no longer designated as a Federal District and became a city, a member entity of the Mexican federation, seat of the Powers of the Union and the capital of Mexico.<ref name="cdmx">{{cite web|url=https://data.consejeria.cdmx.gob.mx/images/leyes/estatutos/Constitucion_Politica_de_la_Ciudad_de_Mexico_3.pdf|title=Constitution of Mexico City|language=es|publisher=Gobierno de la Ciudad de México|access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref> Mexico City is divided in [[Boroughs of Mexico City|16 boroughs]], officially called ''demarcaciones territoriales'', substituting the old ''delegaciones''. The boroughs are considered as third-level territorial divisions for statistical data collection and cross-country comparisons.

== Statistics ==
According to Mexico's [[National Institute of Statistics and Geography]], there are in total 2,462 municipalities under the 31 [[List of states of Mexico|states of Mexico]] as of December 2024. <ref>[https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/ageeml/ Catálogo Único de Claves de Áreas Geoestadísticas Estatales, Municipales y Localidades]</ref> Consider also the 16 [[Boroughs of Mexico City|boroughs]] of [[Mexico City]], the total number of municipality-level divisions to be 2,478.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Code !! State !! Municipalities !! Main
|-
|align=center| {{mono|01}} || {{flag|Aguascalientes}} ||align=center| 11 || [[Municipalities of Aguascalientes]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|02}} || {{flag|Baja California}} ||align=center| 7 || [[Municipalities of Baja California]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|03}} || {{flag|Baja California Sur}} ||align=center| 5 || [[Municipalities of Baja California Sur]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|04}} || {{flag|Campeche}} ||align=center| 13 || [[Municipalities of Campeche]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|05}} || {{flag|Coahuila}} ||align=center| 38 || [[Municipalities of Coahuila]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|06}} || {{flag|Colima}} ||align=center| 10 || [[Municipalities of Colima]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|07}} || {{flag|Chiapas}} ||align=center| 124 || [[Municipalities of Chiapas]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|08}} || {{flag|Chihuahua}} ||align=center| 67 || [[Municipalities of Chihuahua]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|10}} || {{flag|Durango}} ||align=center| 39 || [[Municipalities of Durango]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|11}} || {{flag|Guanajuato}} ||align=center| 46 || [[Municipalities of Guanajuato]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|12}} || {{flag|Guerrero}} ||align=center| 85 || [[Municipalities of Guerrero]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|13}} || {{flag|Hidalgo}} ||align=center| 84 || [[Municipalities of Hidalgo]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|14}} || {{flag|Jalisco}} ||align=center| 125 || [[Municipalities of Jalisco]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|15}} || {{flag|México (state)|name=México}} ||align=center| 125 || [[Municipalities of the State of Mexico]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|16}} || {{flag|Michoacán}} ||align=center| 113 || [[Municipalities of Michoacán]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|17}} || {{flag|Morelos}} ||align=center| 36 || [[Municipalities of Morelos]]

|-
|align=center| {{mono|18}} || {{flag|Nayarit}} ||align=center| 20 || [[Municipalities of Nayarit]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|19}} || {{flag|Nuevo León}} ||align=center| 51 || [[Municipalities of Nuevo León]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|20}} || {{flag|Oaxaca}} ||align=center| 570 || [[Municipalities of Oaxaca]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|21}} || {{flag|Puebla}} ||align=center| 217 || [[Municipalities of Puebla]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|22}} || {{flag|Querétaro}} ||align=center| 18 || [[Municipalities of Querétaro]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|23}} || {{flag|Quintana Roo}} ||align=center| 11 || [[Municipalities of Quintana Roo]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|24}} || {{flag|San Luis Potosí}} ||align=center| 59 || [[Municipalities of San Luis Potosí]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|25}} || {{flag|Sinaloa}} ||align=center| 20 || [[Municipalities of Sinaloa]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|26}} || {{flag|Sonora}} ||align=center| 72 || [[Municipalities of Sonora]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|27}} || {{flag|Tabasco}} ||align=center| 17 || [[Municipalities of Tabasco]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|28}} || {{flag|Tamaulipas}} ||align=center| 43 || [[Municipalities of Tamaulipas]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|29}} || {{flag|Tlaxcala}} ||align=center| 60 || [[Municipalities of Tlaxcala]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|30}} || {{flag|Veracruz}} ||align=center| 212 || [[Municipalities of Veracruz]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|31}} || {{flag|Yucatán}} ||align=center| 106 || [[Municipalities of Yucatán]]
|-
|align=center| {{mono|32}} || {{flag|Zacatecas}} ||align=center| 58 || [[Municipalities of Zacatecas]]
|}

==History==
[[File:Ver-Pal Mpal.jpg|thumb|left|[[Veracruz, Veracruz|Veracruz]] City Hall]]
Since the Conquest and colonization of Mexico, the municipality became the basic entity of the administrative organization of  [[New Spain]] and the [[Spanish Empire]]. The first city council in Mexico was established by [[Hernán Cortés]] in 1519 in [[Veracruz]]; it was also the first in the American mainland.<ref name="sinopsis">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ilo.int/public/spanish/dialogue/sector/papers/port-vc/mex2.htm |title= Estudio sobre reestructuración portuaria - Impacto Social Sinopsis Histurica del Puerto de Veracruz |first=Jaime R |last=Sanchez Diez |publisher= Puerto de Veracruz Organización Internacional |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Study about the port's restructuring- Social Impact Historic Sinopsis of the Port of Veracruz |date=18 October 2000 |access-date=29 October 2009 }}</ref> Settlements located in strategic locations received the status of ''ciudad'' (the highest status within the Empire, superior to that of ''villas'' and ''pueblos'') and were entitled to form an ''ayuntamiento'' or municipality. During the first decades, the local authorities had full powers on the public and economic administration of each municipality, but successive reforms diminished their attributions.<ref name=colonia>{{Cite web|url=https://archivos.juridicas.unam.mx/www/bjv/libros/9/4457/7.pdf|title=El municipio en España y Nueva España|language=es|access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref>

After Independence, the [[1824 Constitution of Mexico|1824 Constitution]] did not specify any regulation for the municipalities, whose structure and responsibilities were to be outlined in the constitution of each state of the federation. As such, every state set its own requirements for a settlement to become a municipality (usually based on population). 

The Constitution of 1917 abolished the ''jefatura política'' ("political authority"), the intermediate administrative authority between the states and converted all existing municipalities into ''municipios libres'' ("free municipalities"), that is, gave them full autonomy to manage local affairs, while at the same time restricting the scope of their competencies.<ref>[http://hdr.undp.org/docs/reports/national/MEX_Mexico/Mexico_2004_sp.pdf Inform sobre Desarrollo Humano México 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126115843/http://hdr.undp.org/docs/reports/national/MEX_Mexico/Mexico_2004_sp.pdf |date=2007-01-26 }} p. 50</ref> However, in 1983 the 115th article was modified to expand the municipalities' authority to raise revenue (through property taxes and other local services) and to  formulate budgets.

Since the 2015 Intercensal Survey, the following municipalities have been created by the state governments.
* January 6, 2016: [[Puerto Morelos Municipality|Puerto Morelos]] in [[Quintana Roo]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Norma Anaya|title=Puerto Morelos nuevo municipio de Quintana Roo |url=http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/puerto-morelos-nuevo-municipio-de-quintana-roo.html |publisher= El Financiero |language=es|date=November 5, 2015|access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref>
* September 6, 2017: [[Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal]] and [[Rincón Chamula San Pedro]] in [[Chiapas]].
* July 15, 2018: [[Honduras de la Sierra]] in [[Chiapas]]. <ref>{{cite act |url=http://www.congresochiapas.gob.mx/new/Info-Parlamentaria/LEY_0002.pdf?v=MjU=|title=Constitución Política del Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas |article=2 |language=es |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref>
* January 1, 2019: [[Coatetelco, Morelos|Coatetelco]], [[Hueyapan, Morelos|Hueyapan]], and [[Xoxocotla, Morelos|Xoxocotla]] in [[Morelos]],<ref name=morelos>{{cite news |url=https://www.diariodemorelos.com/noticias/habr%C3%A1-partir-de-2019-4-municipios-ind%C3%ADgenas-en-morelos |title=Habrá a partir de 2019 4 municipios indígenas en Morelos |language=es |newspaper=Diario de Morelos |date=November 9, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> 
* February 27, 2020: [[San Quintin Municipality|San Quintín]] in [[Baja California]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congresobc.gob.mx/Documentos/ProcesoParlamentario/Dictamenes/20200212_29_GOBERNACION.pdf |title=Decreto de Creación municipio San Quintín|access-date=February 2, 2021|website=www.congresobc.gob.mx}}</ref> 
* January 1, 2021: [[Seybaplaya Municipality|Seybaplaya]] and [[Dzitbalché Municipality|Dzitbalché]] in [[Campeche]]. <ref>{{cite news |date=26 April 2019 |title=Decreto Número 45 |url=http://periodicooficial.campeche.gob.mx/sipoec/public/periodicos/201904/PO0919SS26042019.pdf |language=es |work=Periódico Oficial del Estado de Campeche, Segunda Sección |pages=3–4 |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref> 
* March 5, 2021: Eldorado and Juan José Ríos in [[Sinaloa]].
* August 31, 2021: [[Las Vigas]], [[Ñuu Savi]], [[San Nicolás, Guerrero|San Nicolás]], and [[Santa Cruz del Rincón]] in [[Guerrero]]
* January 1, 2022: [[San Felipe Municipality, Baja California|San Felipe]] in [[Baja California]].
* July 22, 2024: [[Villa de Pozos]] in [[San Luis Potosí]].

==Ranking of municipalities==

===By population===
{{Main|List of municipalities in Mexico by population}}
Data from the 2020 Mexican National Census.<ref name="census2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/scitel/Default?ev=9|title=Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL|language=es|publisher=INEGI|access-date=2021-01-27}}</ref>
[[File:Bellas_Artes_01.jpg|thumb|Bellas Artes, Mexico City]]

{|class=wikitable 
! Ranking !! Municipality !! State !! Population
|-
| 1 || [[Mexico City]] ||[[Mexico City]]  || 9,209,944
|-
| 2 || [[Tijuana (municipality)|Tijuana]] ||[[Baja California]]  || 1,922,523
|-
| 3 || [[León, Guanajuato|León]] ||[[Guanajuato]]  || 1,721,215
|-
| 4 || [[Puebla (municipality)|Puebla]] || [[Puebla]] || 1,692,181
|-
| 5 || [[Ecatepec de Morelos|Ecatepec]]  || [[State of Mexico|Mexico]] || 1,645,352 
|-
| 6 || [[Juárez Municipality, Chihuahua|Juárez]]||[[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]  || 1,512,450 
|-
| 7 || [[Zapopan]]  ||[[Jalisco]]  || 1,476,491 
|-
| 8 || [[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]] ||[[Jalisco]]  || 1,385,629 
|-
| 9 || [[Monterrey Municipality|Monterrey]] ||[[Nuevo León]]  || 1,142,994  
|-
| 10 || [[Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl|Nezahualcóyotl]] ||[[State of Mexico|Mexico]]  || 1,077,208 
|-
|
|- 
| 2,450 || [[San Mateo Tlapiltepec]] || [[Oaxaca]] || 229
|- 
| 2,451 || [[Santiago Nejapilla]] || [[Oaxaca]] || 174
|- 
| 2,452 || [[Santiago Tepetlapa]] || [[Oaxaca]] || 130
|- 
| 2,453 || [[Santo Domingo Tlatayapam]] || [[Oaxaca]] || 113
|- 
| 2,454 || [[Santa Magdalena Jicotlán]] || [[Oaxaca]] || 81
|}

===By area===

Data from the 2020 Mexican National Census.<ref name="Landarea">
{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/default.aspx|title=México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Superficie continental|date=January 2016|publisher=INEGI|language= es| access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve Landsat picture annotated.jpg|thumb|El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, Mulegé]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"  rowspan=2|Ranking !!scope="col"  rowspan=2|Municipality !! scope="col"  rowspan=2|State !! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"  colspan=2|[[Surface area|Land Area]]
|-
! km<sup>2</sup>
! sq mi
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Mulegé Municipality|Mulegé]] || [[Baja California Sur]] || {{convert|32953.3|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 2 || [[San Quintín Municipality|San Quintín]] || [[Baja California]] ||{{convert|32009.9|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 3 || [[Ocampo Municipality, Coahuila|Ocampo]] || [[Coahuila]] || {{convert|26024.4|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 4 || [[Ensenada Municipality|Ensenada]] || [[Baja California]] || {{convert|19526.8|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|-
| 5 || [[Comondú Municipality|Comondú]] || [[Baja California Sur]] || {{convert|18318.6|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|-
| 6 || [[Ahumada Municipality|Ahumada]] || [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]] || {{convert|16910.0|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|-
| 7 || [[Hermosillo Municipality|Hermosillo]] || [[Sonora]] || {{convert|15724.3|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 8 || [[La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur|La Paz]] || [[Baja California Sur]] || {{convert|15413.7|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 9 || [[Mexicali Municipality|Mexicali]] || [[Baja California]] || {{convert|14528.3|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 10 || [[Calakmul Municipality|Calakmul]] || [[Campeche]] || {{convert|13987.5|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
|
|-
| 2,450 || [[Ánimas Trujano, Oaxaca|Ánimas Trujano]] || [[Oaxaca]] || {{convert|3.0|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 2,451 || [[San Pedro Cajonos]] || [[Oaxaca]] || {{convert|2.8|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 2,452 || [[Santa Inés Yatzeche]] || [[Oaxaca]] || {{convert|2.4|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 2,453 || [[Santa Cruz Amilpas]] || [[Oaxaca]] || {{convert|2.3|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
| 2,454 || [[Natividad, Oaxaca|Natividad]] || [[Oaxaca]] || {{convert|2.2|km2|sqmi|adj=ri1|1|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|}

===By location===
* Northernmost: [[Mexicali Municipality|Mexicali]], [[Baja California]] ({{coord|32|38|N|114|45|W}})
* Southernmost: [[Suchiate]], [[Chiapas]] ({{coord|14|32|N|92|13|W}}) 
* Westernmost: [[Ensenada Municipality|Ensenada]], [[Baja California]] ({{coord|29|4|N|118|26|W}})
* Easternmost: [[Isla Mujeres Municipality|Isla Mujeres]], [[Quintana Roo]] ({{coord|21|11|N|86|42|W}})
* Geographical center: [[Villa de Cos]], [[Zacatecas]] ({{coord|23|55|N|102|9|W}})
* Highest: [[Tlachichuca]], [[Puebla]] and [[Calcahualco]], [[Veracruz]] (5,636 m, [[Pico de Orizaba|Citlaltépetl]] volcano).
* Lowest: [[Mexicali Municipality|Mexicali]], [[Baja California]] (-12 m, [[Laguna Salada (Baja California)|Laguna Salada]]).

==See also==
* [[Settlement classification in Mexico]]
* [[Boroughs of Mexico]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.country-studies.com/mexico/government-structure.html Mexican government structure]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061018120443/http://constitucion.presidencia.gob.mx/index.php?idseccion=210 History] {{in lang|es}} of the [[Mexican constitution]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070209231450/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/ Mexico Portal de Información Municipal] {{in lang|es}}

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