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Mexico’s States and Capitals

 


 Latin America’s 3rd largest country, Mexico, is divided into States or as they say in Mexico “Estados”. Mexico is comprised of 31 Mexican States and Capitals and one Federal District “Distrito Federal”
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The largest of the Mexican States and Capitals is the State of Chihuahua, with the most populated state being Mexico State with over 15 million people. The capital of Mexico, Mexico City, can be found in the Federal District and is home to almost 20 million people.

 Beachcomber Pete has but this list of Mexican States and Capitals together so you the traveler will get a better
 understanding of the makeup of Mexico
Mexico State Map

States

ABRV

Capital

Population

Flag

Auguascalientes

AGU

Auguascalientes

1,051,000

Aquascalientes Mexico Flag sm

Baja California

BCN

Mexicali

2,842,000

Baja California Mexico Flag sm

Baja California Sur

BCS

La Paz

517,000

Baja California Sur Mexico Flag sm

Campeche

CAM

Campeche

751,000

Campeche Mexico Flag sm

Chiapas

CHP

Tuxtia Gutierrez

4,256,000

Chiapas Mexico Flag sm

Chihuahua

CHH

Chihuahau

3,238,000

Chihuahua Mexico Flag sm

Coahuila

COA

Saltillo

2,475,000

Coahuila Mexico Flag sm

Colima

COL

Colima

562,000

Colima Mexico Flag sm

Durango

DUR

Durango

1,489,000

Durango Mexico Flag sm

Guanajuato

GUA

Guanajuato

4,893,000

Guanajuato Mexico Flag sm

Guerrero

GRO

Chilpancingo

3,116,000

Guerrero Mexico Flag sm

Hidalgo

HID

Pachuca

2,334,000

Hidalgo Mexico Flag sm

Jalisco

JAL

Guadalajara

6,652,000

Jalisco Mexico Flag sm

Mexico State

MEX

Toluca

14,161,000

Mexico State Mexico sm

Michoacan

MIC

Morelia

3,988,000

Michoacan Mexico Flags sm

Morelos

MOR

Cuernavaca

1,605,000

Morelos Mexico Flag sm

Nayarit

NAY

Tepic

943,000

Nayarit Mexico Flag sm

Nuevo Leon

NLE

Monterrey

3,988,000

Nuevo Leon Mexico Flag sm

Oaxaca

OAX

Oaxaca

3,522,000

Oaxaca Mexico Flag sm

Puebla

PUE

Puebla

5391,000

Puebla Mexico Flag sm

Queretaro

OAX

Queretaro

1,593,000

Queretaro Mexico Flag sm

Quintana Roo

ROO

Chetumal

1,134,000

Quintana Roo Mexico Flag sm

San Luis Potosi

SLP

San Luis Potosi

2,412,000

San Luis Potosi Mexico Flag sm

Sinaloa

SIN

Culiacan

2,610,000

Sinaloa Mexico Flag sm

Sonora

SON

Hermosillo

2,384,000

Sonora Mexico Flag sm

Tabasco

TAB

Villahermosa

2,013,000

Tabasco Mexico Flag sm

Tamaulipas

TAM

Ciudad Victoria

3,020,000

Tamaulipas Mexico Flag sm

Tlaxcala

TLA

Tiaxcala

1,061,000

Tlaxcala Mexico Flag sm

Veracruz

VER

Xalapa

7,081,000

Veracruz Mexico Flag sm

Yucatan

YUC

Merida

1,803,000

Yucatan Flag Mexico sm

Zacatecas

ZAC

Zacatecas

1,357,000

Zacatecas Mexico Flag sm

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