Mexico (State), Mexico

Mexico (State), Mexico

Mexico (State) Mexico

The Free and Sovereign State of Mexico is one of the 32 federal entities of the Mexican Republic. It is located in the central region of the country. With an area of 22,351 km², it represents about 1.1% of the national territory. Its capital is the city of Toluca de Lerdo, and it is divided into 125 municipalities. The name of the State of Mexico comes from Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the former capital of the Mexica people. The word is derived from the Nahuatl language and is made up of the following roots: metztli, meaning “moon”; xictli, meaning “navel”; and co, meaning “place”. It can be translated as “the place of the navel of the moon” or, in other words, “in the centre of the lake of the moon”.
Recommended airport
Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos Intl (TLC)
Nearby destinations
  • Toluca a 22.94 km
  • Valle de Bravo a 30.08 km
  • Ixtapan de la sal a 43.04 km