States of Mexico

The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or "Mexico") comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City.

States and their capital cities

1. Aguascalientes – Aguascalientes
2. Baja California – Mexicali
3. Baja California Sur – La Paz
4. Campeche – Campeche
5. Chiapas – Tuxtla Gutiérrez
6. Chihuahua – Chihuahua
7. Coahuila – Saltillo
8. Colima – Colima
9. Durango – Durango
10. Guanajuato – Guanajuato
11. Guerrero – Chilpancingo
12. Hidalgo – Pachuca
13. Jalisco – Guadalajara
14. México – Toluca
15. Michoacán – Morelia
16. Morelos – Cuernavaca
17. Nayarit – Tepic
18. Nuevo León – Monterrey
19. Oaxaca – Oaxaca
20. Puebla – Puebla
21. Querétaro – Santiago de Querétaro
22. Quintana Roo – Chetumal
23. San Luis Potosí – San Luis Potosí
24. Sinaloa – Culiacán
25. Sonora – Hermosillo
26. Tabasco – Villahermosa
27. Tamaulipas – Ciudad Victoria
28. Tlaxcala – Tlaxcala
29. Veracruz – Xalapa
30. Yucatán – Mérida
31. Zacatecas – Zacatecas
32. Federal District – (Mexico City)

=See also

• List of Mexican state governors
• Ranked list of Mexican states
• Mexican state name etymologies

External link

• Map