List of cities in Mexico

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Cities in Mexico

This is a list of the top 100 cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2020 Mexican National Census.

According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), a locality is "any place settled with one or more dwellings, which may or may not be inhabited, and which is known by a name given by law or tradition". Urban localities are those with more than 2,500 residents, which can be designated as cities, villages or towns according to the laws of each state. The National Urban System, compiled by the National Population Council (CONAPO) in 2018, identifies 401 urban localities in Mexico with more than 15,000 residents as "cities". Most localities defined by INEGI are contained within a single municipality, although exceptions such as Naucalpan and Veracruz exist.

For a list of metropolitan areas defined by CONAPO, many of which comprise more than one urban locality according to INEGI's definitions, see Metropolitan areas of Mexico.

Top 100 cities by population

Only one state (Tlaxcala) has no cities in the Top 500. Mexico City contains all of the federal entity's area, including rural areas with relatively small populations. All of the map links are of the same scale.

	State capital
	State largest city
	State capital and largest city
	Federal capital

Rank	City	Municipality	State	Geo. coordinates	2020 Census	2010 Census	Change
1	Mexico City	16 boroughs‡	Mexico City		Template:Change
2	Tijuana	Tijuana	Baja California		Template:Change
3	Ecatepec	Ecatepec	State of Mexico		Template:Change
4	León	León	Guanajuato		Template:Change
5	Puebla	Puebla	Puebla		Template:Change
6	Ciudad Juárez	Juárez	Chihuahua		Template:Change
7	Guadalajara	Guadalajara	Jalisco		Template:Change
8	Monterrey	Monterrey	Nuevo León		Template:Change
9	Nezahualcóyotl	Nezahualcóyotl	State of Mexico		Template:Change
10	Zapopan	Zapopan	Jalisco		Template:Change
11	Chihuahua	Chihuahua	Chihuahua		Template:Change
12	Mérida	Mérida	Yucatán		Template:Change
13	Naucalpan	Naucalpan, Huixquilucan‡	State of Mexico		Template:Change
14	Cancún	Benito Juárez	Quintana Roo		Template:Change
15	Saltillo	Saltillo	Coahuila		Template:Change
16	Aguascalientes	Aguascalientes	Aguascalientes		Template:Change
17	Hermosillo	Hermosillo	Sonora		Template:Change
18	Mexicali	Mexicali	Baja California		Template:Change
19	San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí		Template:Change
20	Culiacán	Culiacán	Sinaloa		Template:Change
21	Querétaro	Querétaro	Querétaro		Template:Change
22	Morelia	Morelia	Michoacán		Template:Change
23	Chimalhuacán	Chimalhuacán	State of Mexico		Template:Change
24	Reynosa	Reynosa	Tamaulipas		Template:Change
25	Torreón	Torreón	Coahuila		Template:Change
26	Tlalnepantla	Tlalnepantla	State of Mexico		Template:Change
27	Acapulco	Acapulco	Guerrero		Template:Change
28	Tlaquepaque	Tlaquepaque	Jalisco		Template:Change
29	Guadalupe	Guadalupe	Nuevo León		Template:Change
30	Durango	Durango	Durango		Template:Change
31	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Chiapas		Template:Change
32	Cuautitlán Izcalli	Cuautitlán Izcalli	State of Mexico		Template:Change
33	Veracruz	Veracruz, Boca del Río‡	Veracruz		Template:Change
34	Ciudad Apodaca	Apodaca	Nuevo León		Template:Change
35	Ciudad López Mateos	Atizapán de Zaragoza	State of Mexico		Template:Change
36	Matamoros	Matamoros	Tamaulipas		Template:Change
37	General Escobedo	General Escobedo	Nuevo León		Template:Change
38	Irapuato	Irapuato	Guanajuato		Template:Change
39	Xalapa	Xalapa	Veracruz		Template:Change
40	Tonalá	Tonalá	Jalisco		Template:Change
41	Mazatlán	Mazatlán	Sinaloa		Template:Change
42	Nuevo Laredo	Nuevo Laredo	Tamaulipas		Template:Change
43	San Nicolás	San Nicolás de los Garza	Nuevo León		Template:Change
44	Ojo de Agua	Tecámac	State of Mexico		Template:Change
45	Xico	Valle de Chalco	State of Mexico		Template:Change
46	Celaya	Celaya	Guanajuato		Template:Change
47	Tepic	Tepic	Nayarit		Template:Change
48	Ixtapaluca	Ixtapaluca	State of Mexico		Template:Change
49	Cuernavaca	Cuernavaca	Morelos		Template:Change
50	Villahermosa	Centro	Tabasco		Template:Change
51	Ciudad Victoria	Victoria	Tamaulipas		Template:Change
52	Ensenada	Ensenada	Baja California		Template:Change
53	Ciudad Obregón	Cajeme	Sonora		Template:Change
54	Ciudad Nicolás Romero	Nicolás Romero	State of Mexico		Template:Change
55	Soledad	Soledad	San Luis Potosí		Template:Change
56	Ciudad Benito Juárez	Juárez	Nuevo León		Template:Change
57	Playa del Carmen	Solidaridad	Quintana Roo		Template:Change
58	Santa Catarina	Santa Catarina	Nuevo León		Template:Change
59	Gómez Palacio	Gómez Palacio	Durango		Template:Change
60	Uruapan	Uruapan	Michoacán		Template:Change
61	Los Mochis	Ahome	Sinaloa		Template:Change
62	Pachuca	Pachuca	Hidalgo		Template:Change
63	Tampico	Tampico	Tamaulipas		Template:Change
64	Tehuacán	Tehuacán	Puebla		Template:Change
65	San Francisco Coacalco	Coacalco	State of Mexico		Template:Change
66	Nogales	Nogales	Sonora		Template:Change
67	Oaxaca	Oaxaca	Oaxaca		Template:Change
68	La Paz	La Paz	Baja California Sur		Template:Change
69	Campeche	Campeche	Campeche		Template:Change
70	Monclova	Monclova	Coahuila		Template:Change
71	García	García	Nuevo León		Template:Change
72	Chilpancingo	Chilpancingo	Guerrero		Template:Change
73	Puerto Vallarta	Puerto Vallarta	Jalisco		Template:Change
74	Toluca	Toluca	State of Mexico		Template:Change
75	Tapachula	Tapachula	Chiapas		Template:Change
76	Buenavista	Tultitlán	State of Mexico		Template:Change
77	Coatzacoalcos	Coatzacoalcos	Veracruz		Template:Change
78	Ciudad Madero	Ciudad Madero	Tamaulipas		Template:Change
79	Cabo San Lucas	Los Cabos	Baja California Sur		Template:Change
80	Chicoloapan	Chicoloapan	State of Mexico		Template:Change
81	Ciudad del Carmen	Carmen	Campeche		Template:Change
82	San Cristóbal	San Cristóbal de las Casas	Chiapas		Template:Change
83	Poza Rica	Poza Rica	Veracruz		Template:Change
84	San Juan del Río	San Juan del Río	Querétaro		Template:Change
85	San Luis Río Colorado	San Luis Río Colorado	Sonora		Template:Change
86	Chalco	Chalco	State of Mexico		Template:Change
87	Jiutepec	Jiutepec	Morelos		Template:Change
88	Piedras Negras	Piedras Negras	Coahuila		Template:Change
89	Guadalupe	Guadalupe	Zacatecas		Template:Change
90	Chetumal	Othón P. Blanco	Quintana Roo		Template:Change
91	Miramar	Altamira	Tamaulipas		Template:Change
92	Salamanca	Salamanca	Guanajuato		Template:Change
93	Ciudad Acuña	Acuña	Coahuila		Template:Change
94	Manzanillo	Manzanillo	Colima		Template:Change
95	San Pablo de las Salinas	Tultitlán	State of Mexico		Template:Change
96	Cuautla	Cuautla	Morelos		Template:Change
97	Zamora	Zamora	Michoacán		Template:Change
98	Minatitlán	Minatitlán, Cosoleacaque‡	Veracruz		Template:Change
99	Villa de Álvarez	Villa de Álvarez	Colima		Template:Change
100	Colima	Colima	Colima		Template:Change

‡ These cities extend beyond the borders of a single municipality.

Distribution

For the Top 100 cities, the following distributions hold as of the 2020 Census.

The total population is 57,930,969, 45.97% of Mexico's total.

The mean city population is 579,310. The median city in population is Villahermosa.

The mean city growth from 2010 to 2020 is 20.77%, compared to a national growth of 12.17%. The median city in population growth is Ixtapaluca.

Population	Number of cities
1,000,000+	10
500,000–999,999	26
250,000–499,999	32
100,000–249,999	32
Total	100

State	Number of listed cities
State of Mexico	17
Nuevo León	8
Tamaulipas	7
Coahuila, Jalisco, Veracruz	5
Guanajuato, Sonora	4
Baja California, Chiapas, Colima, Michoacán, Morelos, Quintana Roo. Sinaloa	3
Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chihuahua, Durango, Guerrero, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí	2
Aguascalientes, Hidalgo, Mexico City, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Yucatán, Zacatecas	1
Tlaxcala	0

See also

• List of most populous cities in Mexico by decade
• List of municipalities in Mexico by population
• Metropolitan areas of Mexico
• Demographics of Mexico

External links

• National Population Council (CONAPO) — official website. Template:In lang
• National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) — official website. Template:In lang
• Main Cities to Visit in Mexico —
• Towns of Mexico — List with all the small villages, towns and cities in Mexico