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This is a list of the Top 100 cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2020 Mexican National Census .[ 1]
According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), a locality is "any place settled with one or more dwellings, which may or may not be inhabited, and which is known by a name given by law or tradition".[ 2] Urban localities are those with more than 2,500 residents, which can be designated as cities, villages or towns according to the laws of each state. The National Urban System, compiled by the National Population Council (CONAPO) in 2018, identifies 401 urban localities in Mexico with more than 15,000 residents as "cities".[ 3] Mexican localities are contained within the higher-level administrative division of municipalities .
This list does not consider the entire population of metropolitan areas and is limited by political boundaries within each municipality or state. Popular notions of city population are not based on official city boundaries, but on metropolitan areas. For population data reflecting common usage, see Metropolitan areas of Mexico .
Top 100 cities by population [ edit ]
Only one state (Tlaxcala ) has no cities in the Top 100. Mexico City contains all of the federal entity's area, including rural areas with relatively small populations. All of the map links are of the same scale.
State capital
State largest city
State capital and largest city
Federal capital
Rank
City
Municipality
State
Geo. coordinates
2020 Census
2010 Census
Change
1
Mexico City
16 boroughs ‡
Mexico City
19°25′57″N 99°07′52″W / 19.43250°N 99.13111°W / 19.43250; -99.13111
9,209,944
8,851,080
+4.05%
2
Tijuana
Tijuana
Baja California
32°32′05″N 117°02′37″W / 32.53472°N 117.04361°W / 32.53472; -117.04361
1,810,645
1,512,512
+19.71%
3
Ecatepec
Ecatepec
State of Mexico
19°36′35″N 99°03′36″W / 19.60972°N 99.06000°W / 19.60972; -99.06000
1,643,623
1,655,015
−0.69%
4
León
León
Guanajuato
21°07′11″N 101°40′50″W / 21.11972°N 101.68056°W / 21.11972; -101.68056
1,579,803
1,319,361
+19.74%
5
Puebla
Puebla
Puebla
19°02′43″N 98°11′51″W / 19.04528°N 98.19750°W / 19.04528; -98.19750
1,542,232
1,434,062
+7.54%
6
Ciudad Juárez
Juárez
Chihuahua
31°44′22″N 106°29′13″W / 31.73944°N 106.48694°W / 31.73944; -106.48694
1,501,551
1,321,015
+13.67%
7
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Jalisco
20°40′35″N 103°20′32″W / 20.67639°N 103.34222°W / 20.67639; -103.34222
1,385,621
1,495,182
−7.33%
8
Zapopan
Zapopan
Jalisco
20°43′14″N 103°23′18″W / 20.72056°N 103.38833°W / 20.72056; -103.38833
1,257,547
1,143,168
+10.01%
9
Monterrey
Monterrey
Nuevo León
25°40′17″N 100°18′31″W / 25.67139°N 100.30861°W / 25.67139; -100.30861
1,142,952
1,135,512
+0.66%
10
Nezahualcóyotl
Nezahualcóyotl
State of Mexico
19°23′59″N 98°59′22″W / 19.39972°N 98.98944°W / 19.39972; -98.98944
1,072,676
1,104,603
−2.89%
11
Chihuahua
Chihuahua
Chihuahua
28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W / 28.63528; -106.08889
925,762
809,685
+14.34%
12
Mérida
Mérida
Yucatán
20°58′04″N 89°37′18″W / 20.96778°N 89.62167°W / 20.96778; -89.62167
921,771
780,423
+18.11%
13
Naucalpan
Naucalpan , Huixquilucan ‡
State of Mexico
19°28′31″N 99°14′16″W / 19.47528°N 99.23778°W / 19.47528; -99.23778
911,168
913,681
−0.28%
14
Cancún
Benito Juárez
Quintana Roo
21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W / 21.16056°N 86.84750°W / 21.16056; -86.84750
888,797
628,306
+41.46%
15
Saltillo
Saltillo
Coahuila
25°26′00″N 101°00′00″W / 25.43333°N 101.00000°W / 25.43333; -101.00000
864,431
709,674
+21.81%
16
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
21°52′51″N 102°17′46″W / 21.88083°N 102.29611°W / 21.88083; -102.29611
863,893
729,380
+18.44%
17
Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Sonora
29°05′56″N 110°57′15″W / 29.09889°N 110.95417°W / 29.09889; -110.95417
855,563
715,229
+19.62%
18
Mexicali
Mexicali
Baja California
32°39′48″N 115°28′04″W / 32.66333°N 115.46778°W / 32.66333; -115.46778
854,186
689,775
+23.84%
19
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
22°08′59″N 100°58′30″W / 22.14972°N 100.97500°W / 22.14972; -100.97500
845,941
724,252
+16.80%
20
Culiacán
Culiacán
Sinaloa
24°47′31″N 107°23′53″W / 24.79194°N 107.39806°W / 24.79194; -107.39806
808,416
675,841
+19.62%
21
Querétaro
Querétaro
Querétaro
20°35′17″N 100°23′17″W / 20.58806°N 100.38806°W / 20.58806; -100.38806
794,789
646,720
+22.90%
22
Morelia
Morelia
Michoacán
19°42′08″N 101°11′08″W / 19.70222°N 101.18556°W / 19.70222; -101.18556
743,275
645,251
+15.19%
23
Chimalhuacán
Chimalhuacán
State of Mexico
19°26′15″N 98°57′15″W / 19.43750°N 98.95417°W / 19.43750; -98.95417
703,215
612,383
+14.83%
24
Reynosa
Reynosa
Tamaulipas
26°05′32″N 98°16′40″W / 26.09222°N 98.27778°W / 26.09222; -98.27778
691,557
592,532
+16.71%
25
Torreón
Torreón
Coahuila
25°32′40″N 103°26′30″W / 25.54444°N 103.44167°W / 25.54444; -103.44167
690,193
611,447
+12.88%
26
Tlalnepantla
Tlalnepantla
State of Mexico
19°32′12″N 99°11′41″W / 19.53667°N 99.19472°W / 19.53667; -99.19472
658,907
653,410
+0.84%
27
Acapulco
Acapulco
Guerrero
16°51′42″N 99°53′11″W / 16.86167°N 99.88639°W / 16.86167; -99.88639
658,609
674,764
−2.39%
28
Tlaquepaque
Tlaquepaque
Jalisco
20°38′19″N 103°18′26″W / 20.63861°N 103.30722°W / 20.63861; -103.30722
650,123
577,911
+12.50%
29
Guadalupe
Guadalupe
Nuevo León
25°40′45″N 100°14′06″W / 25.67917°N 100.23500°W / 25.67917; -100.23500
635,862
673,626
−5.61%
30
Durango
Durango
Durango
24°01′22″N 104°39′16″W / 24.02278°N 104.65444°W / 24.02278; -104.65444
616,068
520,351
+18.39%
31
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Chiapas
16°45′11″N 93°06′56″W / 16.75306°N 93.11556°W / 16.75306; -93.11556
578,830
537,112
+7.77%
32
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Cuautitlán Izcalli
State of Mexico
19°38′46″N 99°12′41″W / 19.64611°N 99.21139°W / 19.64611; -99.21139
515,353
484,573
+6.35%
33
Veracruz
Veracruz , Boca del Río ‡
Veracruz
19°11′25″N 96°09′12″W / 19.19028°N 96.15333°W / 19.19028; -96.15333
537,963
562,984
−4.44%
34
Ciudad Apodaca
Apodaca
Nuevo León
25°46′54″N 100°11′20″W / 25.78167°N 100.18889°W / 25.78167; -100.18889
536,436
467,185
+14.82%
35
Ciudad López Mateos
Atizapán de Zaragoza
State of Mexico
19°33′40″N 99°14′49″W / 19.56111°N 99.24694°W / 19.56111; -99.24694
523,065
489,160
+6.93%
36
Matamoros
Matamoros
Tamaulipas
25°52′47″N 97°30′15″W / 25.87972°N 97.50417°W / 25.87972; -97.50417
510,739
449,817
+13.54%
37
General Escobedo
General Escobedo
Nuevo León
25°48′31″N 100°19′37″W / 25.80861°N 100.32694°W / 25.80861; -100.32694
454,967
352,475
+29.08%
38
Irapuato
Irapuato
Guanajuato
20°40′27″N 101°20′51″W / 20.67417°N 101.34750°W / 20.67417; -101.34750
452,090
405,456
+11.50%
39
Xalapa
Xalapa
Veracruz
19°32′17″N 96°54′33″W / 19.53806°N 96.90917°W / 19.53806; -96.90917
443,063
424,766
+4.31%
40
Tonalá
Tonalá
Jalisco
20°37′24″N 103°14′44″W / 20.62333°N 103.24556°W / 20.62333; -103.24556
442,440
408,951
+8.19%
41
Mazatlán
Mazatlán
Sinaloa
23°14′29″N 106°24′35″W / 23.24139°N 106.40972°W / 23.24139; -106.40972
441,975
381,587
+15.83%
42
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Tamaulipas
27°29′11″N 99°30′29″W / 27.48639°N 99.50806°W / 27.48639; -99.50806
416,055
375,439
+10.82%
43
San Nicolás
San Nicolás de los Garza
Nuevo León
25°44′30″N 100°18′08″W / 25.74167°N 100.30222°W / 25.74167; -100.30222
412,199
443,273
−7.01%
44
Ojo de Agua
Tecámac
State of Mexico
19°40′49″N 99°00′36″W / 19.68028°N 99.01000°W / 19.68028; -99.01000
386,290
242,518
+59.28%
45
Xico
Valle de Chalco
State of Mexico
19°17′30″N 98°56′20″W / 19.29167°N 98.93889°W / 19.29167; -98.93889
384,327
356,352
+7.85%
46
Celaya
Celaya
Guanajuato
20°31′44″N 100°48′54″W / 20.52889°N 100.81500°W / 20.52889; -100.81500
378,143
344,757
+9.68%
47
Tepic
Tepic
Nayarit
21°30′59″N 104°53′39″W / 21.51639°N 104.89417°W / 21.51639; -104.89417
371,387
332,863
+11.57%
48
Ixtapaluca
Ixtapaluca
State of Mexico
19°19′07″N 98°52′56″W / 19.31861°N 98.88222°W / 19.31861; -98.88222
368,585
322,271
+14.37%
49
Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca
Morelos
18°55′07″N 99°14′03″W / 18.91861°N 99.23417°W / 18.91861; -99.23417
341,029
338,650
+0.70%
50
Villahermosa
Centro
Tabasco
17°59′21″N 92°55′41″W / 17.98917°N 92.92806°W / 17.98917; -92.92806
340,060
353,577
−3.82%
51
Ciudad Victoria
Victoria
Tamaulipas
23°44′10″N 99°08′46″W / 23.73611°N 99.14611°W / 23.73611; -99.14611
332,100
305,234
+8.80%
52
Ensenada
Ensenada
Baja California
31°51′28″N 116°36′21″W / 31.85778°N 116.60583°W / 31.85778; -116.60583
330,652
286,518
+15.40%
53
Ciudad Obregón
Cajeme
Sonora
27°29′21″N 109°56′06″W / 27.48917°N 109.93500°W / 27.48917; -109.93500
329,404
298,698
+10.28%
54
Ciudad Nicolás Romero
Nicolás Romero
State of Mexico
19°37′30″N 99°18′51″W / 19.62500°N 99.31417°W / 19.62500; -99.31417
323,545
281,799
+14.81%
55
Soledad
Soledad
San Luis Potosí
22°10′59″N 100°56′27″W / 22.18306°N 100.94083°W / 22.18306; -100.94083
310,192
255,045
+21.62%
56
Ciudad Benito Juárez
Juárez
Nuevo León
25°38′51″N 100°05′41″W / 25.64750°N 100.09472°W / 25.64750; -100.09472
308,285
151,958
+102.88%
57
Playa del Carmen
Solidaridad
Quintana Roo
20°37′39″N 87°04′52″W / 20.62750°N 87.08111°W / 20.62750; -87.08111
304,942
149,926
+103.40%
58
Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina
Nuevo León
25°40′32″N 100°27′44″W / 25.67556°N 100.46222°W / 25.67556; -100.46222
304,052
268,347
+13.31%
59
Gómez Palacio
Gómez Palacio
Durango
25°33′40″N 103°29′54″W / 25.56111°N 103.49833°W / 25.56111; -103.49833
301,742
258,882
+16.56%
60
Uruapan
Uruapan
Michoacán
19°25′10″N 102°03′30″W / 19.41944°N 102.05833°W / 19.41944; -102.05833
299,523
264,481
+13.25%
61
Los Mochis
Ahome
Sinaloa
25°47′37″N 108°59′49″W / 25.79361°N 108.99694°W / 25.79361; -108.99694
298,009
256,747
+16.07%
62
Pachuca
Pachuca
Hidalgo
20°07′18″N 98°44′09″W / 20.12167°N 98.73583°W / 20.12167; -98.73583
297,848
256,750
+16.01%
63
Tampico
Tampico
Tamaulipas
22°15′19″N 97°52′07″W / 22.25528°N 97.86861°W / 22.25528; -97.86861
297,373
297,284
+0.03%
64
Tehuacán
Tehuacán
Puebla
18°27′50″N 97°23′35″W / 18.46389°N 97.39306°W / 18.46389; -97.39306
293,825
249,735
+17.65%
65
San Francisco Coacalco
Coacalco
State of Mexico
19°38′00″N 99°05′35″W / 19.63333°N 99.09306°W / 19.63333; -99.09306
293,245
277,959
+5.50%
66
Nogales
Nogales
Sonora
31°19′07″N 110°56′45″W / 31.31861°N 110.94583°W / 31.31861; -110.94583
261,137
215,551
+21.15%
67
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
17°04′04″N 96°43′12″W / 17.06778°N 96.72000°W / 17.06778; -96.72000
258,913
255,532
+1.32%
68
La Paz
La Paz
Baja California Sur
24°08′32″N 110°18′39″W / 24.14222°N 110.31083°W / 24.14222; -110.31083
250,141
217,534
+14.99%
69
Campeche
Campeche
Campeche
19°50′45″N 90°32′12″W / 19.84583°N 90.53667°W / 19.84583; -90.53667
249,623
220,490
+13.21%
70
Monclova
Monclova
Coahuila
26°54′03″N 101°25′00″W / 26.90083°N 101.41667°W / 26.90083; -101.41667
237,169
215,475
+10.07%
71
García
García
Nuevo León
25°49′00″N 100°35′00″W / 25.81667°N 100.58333°W / 25.81667; -100.58333
234,698
93,656
+150.60%
72
Chilpancingo
Chilpancingo
Guerrero
17°33′00″N 99°30′04″W / 17.55000°N 99.50111°W / 17.55000; -99.50111
225,728
187,619
+20.31%
73
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Jalisco
20°36′49″N 105°13′38″W / 20.61361°N 105.22722°W / 20.61361; -105.22722
224,166
203,368
+10.23%
74
Toluca
Toluca
State of Mexico
19°17′32″N 99°39′14″W / 19.29222°N 99.65389°W / 19.29222; -99.65389
223,876
489,333
−54.25%
75
Tapachula
Tapachula
Chiapas
14°54′29″N 92°15′38″W / 14.90806°N 92.26056°W / 14.90806; -92.26056
217,550
202,759
+7.29%
76
Buenavista
Tultitlán
State of Mexico
19°36′30″N 99°10′10″W / 19.60833°N 99.16944°W / 19.60833; -99.16944
216,776
206,081
+5.19%
77
Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos
Veracruz
18°08′09″N 94°27′48″W / 18.13583°N 94.46333°W / 18.13583; -94.46333
212,540
235,983
−9.93%
78
Ciudad Madero
Ciudad Madero
Tamaulipas
22°16′35″N 97°49′53″W / 22.27639°N 97.83139°W / 22.27639; -97.83139
205,933
197,216
+4.42%
79
Cabo San Lucas
Los Cabos
Baja California Sur
22°53′23″N 109°54′56″W / 22.88972°N 109.91556°W / 22.88972; -109.91556
202,694
131,770
+53.82%
80
Chicoloapan
Chicoloapan
State of Mexico
19°24′55″N 98°54′04″W / 19.41528°N 98.90111°W / 19.41528; -98.90111
193,532
172,919
+11.92%
81
Ciudad del Carmen
Carmen
Campeche
18°38′18″N 91°50′07″W / 18.63833°N 91.83528°W / 18.63833; -91.83528
191,238
169,577
+12.77%
82
San Cristóbal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Chiapas
16°44′12″N 92°38′18″W / 16.73667°N 92.63833°W / 16.73667; -92.63833
183,509
158,027
+16.13%
83
Poza Rica
Poza Rica
Veracruz
20°32′03″N 97°26′37″W / 20.53417°N 97.44361°W / 20.53417; -97.44361
180,057
187,601
−4.02%
84
San Juan del Río
San Juan del Río
Querétaro
20°23′20″N 99°59′47″W / 20.38889°N 99.99639°W / 20.38889; -99.99639
177,719
144,538
+22.96%
85
San Luis Río Colorado
San Luis Río Colorado
Sonora
32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W / 32.47667°N 114.76250°W / 32.47667; -114.76250
176,685
158,089
+11.76%
86
Chalco
Chalco
State of Mexico
19°15′53″N 98°53′51″W / 19.26472°N 98.89750°W / 19.26472; -98.89750
174,704
168,720
+3.55%
87
Jiutepec
Jiutepec
Morelos
18°52′53″N 99°10′40″W / 18.88139°N 99.17778°W / 18.88139; -99.17778
174,629
162,427
+7.51%
88
Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
28°42′00″N 100°31′23″W / 28.70000°N 100.52306°W / 28.70000; -100.52306
173,959
150,966
+15.23%
89
Guadalupe
Guadalupe
Zacatecas
22°45′10″N 102°30′28″W / 22.75278°N 102.50778°W / 22.75278; -102.50778
170,029
125,320
+35.68%
90
Chetumal
Othón P. Blanco
Quintana Roo
18°30′13″N 88°18′19″W / 18.50361°N 88.30528°W / 18.50361; -88.30528
169,028
151,277
+11.73%
91
Miramar
Altamira
Tamaulipas
22°19′59″N 97°51′59″W / 22.33306°N 97.86639°W / 22.33306; -97.86639
161,820
119,375
+35.56%
92
Salamanca
Salamanca
Guanajuato
20°34′13″N 101°11′50″W / 20.57028°N 101.19722°W / 20.57028; -101.19722
160,682
160,169
+0.32%
93
Ciudad Acuña
Acuña
Coahuila
29°19′27″N 100°55′54″W / 29.32417°N 100.93167°W / 29.32417; -100.93167
160,225
134,286
+19.32%
94
Manzanillo
Manzanillo
Colima
19°03′08″N 104°18′57″W / 19.05222°N 104.31583°W / 19.05222; -104.31583
159,853
130,086
+22.88%
95
San Pablo de las Salinas
Tultitlán
State of Mexico
19°39′56″N 99°05′30″W / 19.66556°N 99.09167°W / 19.66556; -99.09167
157,998
189,453
−16.60%
96
Cuautla
Cuautla
Morelos
18°48′44″N 98°57′21″W / 18.81222°N 98.95583°W / 18.81222; -98.95583
157,336
154,358
+1.93%
97
Zamora
Zamora
Michoacán
19°59′08″N 102°16′59″W / 19.98556°N 102.28306°W / 19.98556; -102.28306
154,546
141,957
+8.87%
98
Minatitlán
Minatitlán , Cosoleacaque ‡
Veracruz
17°59′00″N 94°33′00″W / 17.98333°N 94.55000°W / 17.98333; -94.55000
149,162
159,557
−6.51%
99
Villa de Álvarez
Villa de Álvarez
Colima
19°15′50″N 103°44′13″W / 19.26389°N 103.73694°W / 19.26389; -103.73694
147,496
117,607
+25.41%
100
Colima
Colima
Colima
19°14′30″N 103°43′41″W / 19.24167°N 103.72806°W / 19.24167; -103.72806
146,965
137,502
+6.88%
‡ These cities extend beyond the borders of a single municipality.
For the Top 100 cities, the following distributions hold as of the 2020 Census.
The total population is 57,930,969, 45.97% of Mexico's total.
The mean city population is 579,310. The median city in population is Villahermosa.
The mean city growth from 2010 to 2020 is 20.77%, compared to a national growth of 12.17%.[ 1] The median city in population growth is Ixtapaluca.
Population
Number of cities
1,000,000+
10
500,000–999,999
26
250,000–499,999
32
100,000–249,999
32
Total
100
State
Number of listed cities
State of Mexico
17
Nuevo León
8
Tamaulipas
7
Coahuila , Jalisco , Veracruz
5
Guanajuato , Sonora
4
Baja California , Chiapas , Colima , Michoacán ,Morelos , Quintana Roo . Sinaloa
3
Baja California Sur , Campeche , Chihuahua , Durango ,Guerrero , Puebla , Querétaro , San Luis Potosí
2
Aguascalientes , Hidalgo , Mexico City , Nayarit ,Oaxaca , Tabasco , Yucatán , Zacatecas
1
Tlaxcala
0
Sovereign states Dependencies and other territories