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Biggest Cities in Mexico

Try to guess the most populous municipalities in Mexico according to the 2020 census.
This quiz uses the CITY PROPER population, not metro or urban area population
Source: citypopulation.de
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First submittedFebruary 5, 2012
Times taken37,527
Average score40.0%
Rating4.50
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Population
City
8,843,706
Mexico City
1,810,645
Tijuana
1,643,623
Ecatepec de Morelos
1,579,803
León
1,542,232
Puebla
1,501,551
Ciudad Juarez
1,385,621
Guadalajara
Population
City
1,257,547
Zapopan
1,142,952
Monterrey
1,072,676
Nezahualcóyotl
925,762
Chihuahua
921,771
Mérida
911,168
Naucalpan de Juárez
888,797
Cancún
Population
City
864,431
Saltillo
863,893
Aguascalientes
855,563
Hermosillo
854,186
Mexicali
845,941
San Luis Potosí
808,416
Culiacán
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25 Comments
angrobper14
+21
Level 86
Dec 18, 2014
This one is a pretty difficult quiz, even for Mexicans. We tend to think about the metros, but is really rare that we think in cities proper. Luckily (for me) I have relatives living in some of the municipios that form the metros, so I just thought about them.
Eduuuu13
+2
Level 55
May 26, 2025
definitivamente
dannynelson94
+6
Level 65
May 5, 2015
How did that 1% miss Mexico City?
Twentysix385
+2
Level 63
May 5, 2015
They (I) just looked at the answers without filling any in because they (I) had no chance of guessing more than 2 or 3
Djilas
+12
Level 86
Nov 20, 2020
You have to answer at least one correctly to be counted in statistics.
jacob0998
+4
Level 38
May 5, 2015
should accept just, "jaurez"
Quizmaster
+18
Level ∞
May 5, 2015
Juarez works. :)
eduardozepol200
+1
Level 57
Nov 24, 2025
jaurez is wrong
melilac
+5
Level 21
May 9, 2015
Nezahualcóyotl - misspelled it three times and then abandoned:P
EytanMelech
+2
Level 66
Mar 29, 2020
Just "Neza" is accepted.
eduardozepol200
+1
Level 57
Nov 24, 2025
Full name is "Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl" tho. I tried it and it didn't accept it
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Jul 5, 2018
So much for never learning to spell Nezahualcóyotl.
jamaltepec
+2
Level 65
Oct 3, 2022
I tried Morelos, but it didn't work.
eduardozepol200
+1
Level 57
Nov 24, 2025
Morelos isn't a city
wario85
+1
Level 67
Feb 20, 2023
Mexico City could be subdivided into its 16 "alcaldías", as the cities mentioned are municipalities of the states that comprehend all México (country)
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Feb 2, 2025
No. The quiz is already hard enough and no one thinks this way. For the same reason, we don't divide London into its boroughs either.
pieman
+1
Level 58
Sep 11, 2024
I think morelos should work, was so confused when it didn't work
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Feb 2, 2025
We will accept that.
angrobper14
+4
Level 86
Feb 11, 2025
Would suggest not accepting it.

No one, and I seriously mean no one, calls Ecatepec by its full name. It's just "Ecatepec" (or "Ecatepunk").

It's like accepting "Aldama" for "León" (full name: "León de los Aldama"). No one says "Aldama" when pointing out León.

Furthermore, Morelos is a state that happens it be immediately south of Mexico City. If you say "Morelos" as a place, basically everyone will infer the state.

However, I would suggest (and I believe it's the second quiz I do) accepting "San Luis" and/or "SLP" for San Luis Potosí. Many people drop the last word when talking, and write the initials instead of the full name.

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 11, 2025
Thank you @angrobper14.

We have taken your suggestions.

Eduuuu13
+2
Level 55
May 26, 2025
Exactly, Morelos is the smallest state, state proper, and ecatepec is another thing it shouldnt be confused
Clovis26
+1
Level 28
Feb 7, 2025
Tangamandapio???
MikelGeography
+2
Level 54
May 25, 2025
The quiz should really be revised. It mixes municipalities with cities.

As stated, mexico city could be divided into municipalities. And Mexico city has different forms tha could be accepted: Mexico city, CDMX and DF

Eduuuu13
+2
Level 55
May 26, 2025
Thats right, city proper Mexico city is very big but even bigger if you consider all the alcadias, also in the metropolitan area of guadalajara ZMG, the population is of almost 5 million people
eduardozepol200
+1
Level 57
Nov 24, 2025
No it doesn't. This is city proper population (as stated in the description), meaning that different cities (Guadalajara, Zapopan; Mexico City, Ecatepec) within the same urban area are separate. Los Angeles, for example, is both a city and an urban area. Compton is included in the Los Angeles urban area, but it isn't within the Los Angeles city limits.
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