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Mexico City ( Spanish : Ciudad de México audio American Spanish: [sjuˈða(ð) ðe ˈméxiko] ; abbreviated as "CDMX") is the capital of Mexico . Mexico City is the country's largest city as well as its most important political, cultural, educational and financial center.
As an "alpha" global city Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico ( Valle de México ), a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft) . The city consists of sixteen municipalities (previously called boroughs).
The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was around 8.84 million people, with a land area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi) . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the Greater Mexico City population is 21.2 million people, making it the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere , the eleventh-largest agglomeration , and the largest Spanish -speaking city in the world.