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{{Short description|none}}{{Mexico labeled map|width=500|float=right}}The states are the first-level administrative divisions of Mexico, which is officially named the United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity that is not formally a state).WEB,weblink Mexico City officially changes its name to – Mexico City, The Guardian, David, Agren, 29 January 2015, 30 January 2016, WEB, El Diario de México, La Ciudad de México no será estado, sino entidad federal autónoma,weblink February 29, 2016, es, WEB, Artículo 43 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,weblink WEB, DF no es el estado 32, aclaran legisladores,weblink dead,weblink 2020-04-18, States are further divided into municipalities. Mexico City is divided into boroughs, officially designated as or , similar to other states' municipalities but with different administrative powers.WEB,weblink Constitution of Mexico City, es, Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, 2021-02-08,

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Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list of state name abbreviations, and as such, they are not included below. A list of Mexican states and several versions of their abbreviations can be found .{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; padding:0px; text-align: center;"|+ Federal Entities! style="width: 115px;" |State! Official name{{efn|name=OfficialName|(except Mexico City):Estado Libre y Soberano de ("Free and Sovereign State of")}}! Coat of arms! Capital! Largest city! Area (1,972,550 km2 total)WEB,weblink México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Superficie continental, January 2016, INEGI, es, February 12, 2021, ! Population (February 2023; 127,104,000 total)WEB,weblink Censo de Población y Vivienda 2022 - SCITEL, es, 2021-01-26, ! Municipalities! Order of Admissionto Federation! Date of Admissionto Federation| Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes	border|50px)	Aguascalientes		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|1,465,000}}	11	{{nts|24}}	1857-02-05}}HTTPS://WWW.AGUASCALIENTES.GOB.MX/ESTADO/RESENA.HTML>TITLE=HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF AGUASCALIENTES	PUBLISHER=GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE AGUASCALIENTES, 2021-02-05,

| Baja California

Baja California	border|50px)	Mexicali	Tijuana	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|3,822,000}}	6	{{nts|29}}	1952-01-16}}HTTP://WWW.BAJACALIFORNIA.GOB.MX/PORTAL/NUESTRO_ESTADO/HISTORIA/TRANSFORMACION.JSP>TITLE= TRANSFORMACIóN POLíTICA DE TERRITORIO NORTE DE LA BAJA CALIFORNIA A ESTADO 29	LANGUAGE=ES,

| Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur	border|50px)	La Paz		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|759,000}}	5	{{nts|31}}	1974-10-08}}HTTPS://WWW.GOB.MX/INAFED/ARTICULOS/HACE-44-ANOS-QUINTANA-ROO-Y-BAJA-CALIFORNIA-SUR-FUERON-ELEVADOS-A-LA-CATEGORIA-DE-ESTADOS>TITLE=44 YEARS AGO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND QUINTANA ROO BECAME STATES	LANGUAGE=ES, 2021-02-06,

| Campeche

Campeche	border|50px)	San Francisco de Campeche		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|965,000}}	13	{{nts|25}}	1863-04-29}}HTTPS://WWW.GOB.MX/INAFED/ARTICULOS/156-ANIVERSARIO-DEL-ESTADO-DE-CAMPECHE>TITLE=156TH ANNIVERSARY OF CAMPECHE'S STATEHOOD	LANGUAGE=ES, 2021-02-05,

| Chiapas

Chiapas	border|50px)	Tuxtla Gutiérrez		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|5,602,000}}	124	{{nts|19}}	1824-09-14}}LAS DIPUTACIONES PROVINCIALES>URL =HTTP://BIBLIO.JURIDICAS.UNAM.MX/LIBROS/6/2920/11.PDF	LANGUAGE=ES,

Chihuahua (state)>Chihuahua	Chihuahua	border|50px)	Chihuahua	Ciudad Juárez	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|3,806,000}}	67	{{nts|18}}	1824-07-06}}

Coahuila{{efn>name=coahuila

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Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Coahuila became independent de facto in 1840 to form the República del Río Grande (); never consolidated its independence because independent forces were defeated by the centralist forces.HTTP://WWW.AMBOSMEDIOS.COM/RELEASES/2005/12/PRWEB321680.HTM>TITLE= REPúBLICA DE RíO GRANDE, EL PAíS QUE NO PUDO SER.

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Coahuila de Zaragoza

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Saltillo

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{{nts|3,189,000}}

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Colima{{efn>name=colima|Includes the remote Revillagigedo Islands, which are federally administered.}}

Colima

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Colima

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{{nts|830,000}}

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| Durango

Durango	border|50px)	Victoria de Durango		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|1,846,000}}	39	{{nts|17}}	1824-05-22}}

| Guanajuato

Guanajuato	border|50px)	Guanajuato	León de los Aldama	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|6,205,000}}	46	{{nts|2}}	1823-12-20}}

| Guerrero

Guerrero	border|50px)	Chilpancingo de los Bravo	Acapulco de Juárez	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|3,556,000}}	81	{{nts|21}}	1849-10-27}}HTTPS://WWW.GOB.MX/INAFED/ARTICULOS/CONMEMORAMOS-EL-169-ANIVERSARIO-DEL-ESTADO-DE-GUERRERO>TITLE=COMMEMORATING THE 169TH ANNIVERSARY OF GUERRERO'S STATEHOOD	LANGUAGE=ES, 2021-02-05,

Hidalgo (state)>Hidalgo

Hidalgo

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Pachuca de Soto

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{{nts|3,115,000}}

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| Jalisco

Jalisco	border|50px)	Guadalajara		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|8,400,000}}	125	{{nts|9}}	{{dts|1823-12-23}}

State of Mexico>México	México	border|50px)	Toluca de Lerdo	Ecatepec de Morelos	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|17,102,000}}	125	{{nts|1}}	1823-12-20}}

Mexico City{{efn>name=Mexico City|Mexico City was a Federal District. On 29 January 2016, its status as the Federal District ceased.}}|Ciudad de México	border|50px)	Mexico City		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|9,305,000}}	16(boroughs)	{{nts|32}}	2016-01-29}}

| Michoacán

Michoacán de Ocampo	border|50px)	Morelia		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|4,736,000}}	113	{{nts|5}}	1823-12-22}}

| Morelos

Morelos	border|50px)	Cuernavaca		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|2,016,000}}	36	{{nts|27}}	1869-04-17}}HTTPS://MORELOS.GOB.MX/?Q=HISTORIAL>TITLE=HISTORY OF MORELOS	LANGUAGE=ES, 2021-02-05,

| Nayarit

Nayarit	border|50px)	Tepic		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|1,274,000}}	20	{{nts|28}}	1917-01-26}}HTTPS://WWW.GOB.MX/INAFED/ARTICULOS/ANIVERSARIO-DEL-ESTADO-DE-NAYARIT>TITLE=ANNIVERSARY OF NAYARIT'S STATEHOOD	LANGUAGE=ES, 2021-02-05,

Nuevo León{{efn>name=riogrande}}	Nuevo León	border|50px)	Monterrey		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|5,846,000}}	51	{{nts|15}}	1824-05-07}}

| Oaxaca

Oaxaca	border|50px)	Oaxaca de Juárez		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|4,096,000}}	570	{{nts|3}}	1823-12-21}}

| Puebla

Puebla	border|50px)	Puebla de Zaragoza		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|6,535,000}}	217	{{nts|4}}	1823-12-21}}

| Querétaro

Querétaro	border|50px)	Santiago de Querétaro		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|2,404,000}}	18	{{nts|11}}	1823-12-23}}

| Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo	border|50px)	Chetumal	Cancún	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|1,895,000}}	11	{{nts|30}}	1974-10-08}}HTTPS://QROO.GOB.MX/QROO/HISTORIA>TITLE=HISTORIA DE QUINTANA ROO	PUBLISHER=GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE QUINTANA ROO, 2021-02-05,

| San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí	border|50px)	San Luis Potosí		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|2,815,000}}	58	{{nts|6}}	1823-12-22}}

| Sinaloa

Sinaloa	border|50px)	Culiacán Rosales		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|3,015,000}}	18	{{nts|20}}	1830-10-14}}HTTP://WWW.BIBLIOTECA.TV/ARTMAN2/PUBLISH/1830_135/LEY_REGLAS_PARA_LA_DIVISI_N_DEL_ESTADO_DE_SONORA_Y_SINALOA.SHTML>TITLE=500 AñOS DE MéXICO EN DOCUMENTOS	LANGUAGE=ES,

Sonora{{efn>name=sonora|Joined the federation with the name of Estado de Occidente, also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa.}}	Sonora	border|50px)	Hermosillo		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|3,006,000}}	72	{{nts|12}}	1824-01-10}}

Tabasco{{efn>name=tabasco|The State of Tabasco seceded from Mexico on two occasions: first on February 13, 1841, rejoining again on December 2, 1842; and the second from November 9, 1846 to December 9, 1846.}}	Tabasco	border|50px)	Villahermosa		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|2,435,000}}	17	{{nts|13}}	1824-02-07}}

Tamaulipas{{efn>name=riogrande}}	Tamaulipas	border|50px)	Ciudad Victoria	Reynosa	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|3,506,000}}	43	{{nts|14}}	1824-02-07}}

| Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala	border|50px)	Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl	San Pablo del Monte	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|1,405,000}}	60	{{nts|22}}	1856-12-09}}HTTPS://CONGRESODETLAXCALA.GOB.MX/HISTORIA/>TITLE=HISTORY OF TLAXCALA	LANGUAGE=ES, 2021-02-05,

| Veracruz

Veracruz deIgnacio de la Llave	border|50px)	Xalapa-Enríquez	Veracruz	{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|8,105,000}}	212	{{nts|7}}	1823-12-22}}

Yucatán{{efn>name=yucatan

Republic of Yucatan#First Republic of Yucatán and the federal pact with Mexico>República Federada de YucatánHTTP://WWW.SOBRINO.NET/DZIDZANTUN/LA_HISTORIA_DE_LA_REP_YUC.HTM>TITLE= LA HISTORIA DE LA REPúBLICA DE YUCATáN, () formed by the current states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitively rejoined in 1848.}}

Yucatán

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Mérida

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{{nts|2,374,000}}

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| Zacatecas

Zacatecas	border|50px)	Zacatecas		{{convert	km2	abbr=on|sortable=on}}	{{nts|1,674,000}}	58	{{nts|10}}	1823-12-23}}

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See also

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• Administrative divisions of Mexico
• List of current state governors in Mexico
• List of Mexican state congresses (with current composition)
• List of Mexican state demonyms
• List of Mexican state governors
• List of Mexican state name etymologies
• List of Mexican states by area
• List of Mexican states by GDP
• List of Mexican states by GDP per capita
• List of Mexican states by HDI
• List of Mexican states by population
• List of Mexican states by date of statehood
• Postal codes in Mexico
• State flags of Mexico
• State governments of Mexico
• Territories of Mexico
• Territorial evolution of Mexico

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References

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