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Tláhuac (altepetl)
Tláhuac is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City, located in the southeastern edge of the entity. Though Tláhuac still contains rural communities within its borders, mostly in the southern and eastern portions, the borough has undergone a massive shift from urbanization, especially in its northwest. Tláhuac has experienced the fastest rate of population growth in Mexico City since the 1960s. Much of the area is former lakebed where Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco met, with the town of San Pedro Tláhuac originally on an island. There are still some lake areas along with four major canals and wetlands, also under conservation status. The urbanization has led to serious traffic and transportation problems as well as the completion of Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro in 2012, which a terminal in the borough. Geography The borough of Tláhuac is located in the southeastern part of Mexico City, about 60 km from the historic center of Mexico City . It is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boroughs Of Mexico City
Boroughs () are the subdivisions of Mexico City, the capital city and a federative entity of Mexico. As of , there are 16 boroughs in Mexico City. Each borough is headed by a borough mayor (), which makes it colloquially known as . The traditional center of Mexico City comprises four boroughs: Benito Juárez, Mexico City, Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City , Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City , Miguel Hidalgo, and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City , Venustiano Carranza. Mexico City is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, with the others being the 31 states of Mexico, states. It was named (Federal District) until February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the . According to the 2020 Censo General de Población y Vivienda, Mexican census, it is the States of Mexico, second most populated entity with inhabitants and the States of Mexico, smallest by land area, spanning . Despite containing the word "city", it is not governed as a city but as a unit consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
