The country of Mexico is part of the Americas. Together, the states of Mexico are recognized as the United Mexican States. They are found directly below the southernmost border of the United States of America, and to the northwest of the countries that make up Central America. The Gulf of Mexico is to the east of Mexico, while the Pacific Ocean lines the Mexican states to the west. In total, there are thirty-one states in Mexico.
Just like states in the US are divided into regions, districts, cities, and towns, the states of Mexico are divided into municipalities. Here are the number of municipalities in each Mexican state…
# | State Name | Capital City | Largest City | Notable Cities & Towns | Area (mi²) | Population (2022 Census) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 2,168 | 1,465,000 |
| 2 | Baja California | Mexicali | Tijuana | Ensenada, Mexicali, Tijuana | 27,587 | 3,822,000 |
| 3 | Baja California Sur | La Paz | La Paz | La Paz | 28,537 | 759,000 |
| 4 | Campeche | San Francisco de Campeche | San Francisco de Campeche | Campeche | 22,195 | 965,000 |
| 5 | Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Comitán, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Tapachula, Tuxtla | 28,306 | 5,602,000 |
| 6 | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez | Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Ciudad Delicias, Hidalgo del Parral, Juárez, Nuevo Casas Grandes | 95,527 | 3,806,000 |
| 7 | Coahuila | Saltill | Saltill | Ciudad Acuña, Monclova, Múzquiz, Nueva Rosita, Piedras Negras, Sabinas, Saltillo, San Pedro, Torreón, Villa Frontera | 58,531 | 3,189,000 |
| 8 | Colima | Colima | Manzanillo | Colima, Manzanillo, Tecomán | 2,173 | 830,000 |
| 9 | Durango | Victoria de Durango | Victoria de Durango | Durango, Gómez Palacio | 47,631 | 1,846,000 |
| 10 | Guanajuato | Guanajuato | León de los Aldama | Acámbaro, Celaya, Cortazar, Guanajuato, Irapuato, León, Moroleón, Salamanca, San Francisco del Rincón, San Miguel de Allende, Silao, Valle de Santiago | 11,817 | 6,205,000 |
| 11 | Guerrero | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | Acapulco de Juárez | Acapulco, Chilpancingo, Iguala, Taxco | 24,555 | 3,556,000 |
| 12 | Hidalgo | Pachuca de Soto | Pachuca de Soto | Pachuca, Tulancingo | 8,039 | 3,115,000 |
| 13 | Jalisco | Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Ameca, Arandas, Autlán, Ciudad Guzmán, Guadalajara, La Barca, Ocotlán, Puerto Vallarta, Tepatitlán, Tlaquepaque, Zapopan | 30,346 | 8,400,000 |
| 14 | México | Toluca de Lerdo | Ecatepec de Morelos | Nezahualcóyotl, Tlalnepantla, Toluca | 8,630 | 17,102,000 |
| 15 | Michoacán | Morelia | Morelia | Apatzingán, Ciudad Hidalgo, La Piedad Cavadas, Morelia, Sahuayo, Uruapan, Zacapú, Zamora, Zitácuaro | 22,625 | 4,736,000 |
| 16 | Morelos | Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca, Xochicalco | 1,884 | 2,016,000 |
| 17 | Nayarit | Tepic | Tepic | Tepic | 10,756 | 1,274,000 |
| 18 | Nuevo León | Monterrey | Monterrey | Guadalupe, Monterrey | 24,771 | 5,846,000 |
| 19 | Oaxaca | Oaxaca de Juárez | Oaxaca de Juárez | Juchitán, Oaxaca | 36,200 | 4,096,000 |
| 20 | Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza | Puebla de Zaragoza | Atlixco, Cholula, Matamoros, Puebla, Teziutlán | 13,247 | 6,535,000 |
| 21 | Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro | Querétaro | 4,514 | 2,404,000 |
| 22 | Quintana Roo | Chetumal | Cancún | Cancún, Chetumal | 17,261 | 1,895,000 |
| 23 | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Valles | 23,606 | 2,815,000 |
| 24 | Sinaloa | Culiacán Rosales | Culiacán Rosales | Culiacán, Los Mochis, Mazatlán | 22,149 | 3,015,000 |
| 25 | Sonora | Hermosillo | Hermosillo | Ciudad Obregón, Guaymas, Hermosillo, Navojoa, Nogales, San Luis | 69,249 | 3,006,000 |
| 26 | Tabasco | Villahermosa | Villahermosa | Villahermosa | 9,549 | 2,435,000 |
| 27 | Tamaulipas | Ciudad Victoria | Reynosa | Ciudad Mante, Ciudad Victoria, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Tampico | 30,984 | 3,506,000 |
| 28 | Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl | San Pablo del Monte | Apizaco, Tlaxcala | 1,543 | 1,405,000 |
| 29 | Veracruz | Xalapa-Enríquez | Veracruz | Ciudad Mendoza, Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Cosamaloapan, Minatitlán, Orizaba, Papantla, Poza Rica, San Andrés Tuxtla, Tierra Blanca, Tuxpan, Veracruz, Xalapa | 27,731 | 8,105,000 |
| 30 | Yucatán | Mérida | Mérida | Mérida, Progreso | 15,261 | 2,374,000 |
| 31 | Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Fresnillo, Jerez de García Salinas, Zacatecas | 29,064 | 1,674,000 |
Altogether, the country of Mexico is made up of 31 separate states.