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Administrative divisions of Mexico
Mexico is a federal republic composed of 32 federative entities (Spanish: entidades federativas): 31 states and Mexico City. According to the Constitution of Mexico, the states of the federation are free and sovereign in all matters concerning their internal affairs. Since 2016, Mexico City has been a fully autonomous entity on par with the states. Each state federative entity has its own congress and constitution.
The current structural hierarchy of Mexican administrative divisions are outlined by Constitution of Mexico as well as the constitutions and laws of federative entities. The laws together established the following levels of administrative divisions. The levels in bold are those regulated by the federal constitution. (Spanish language equivalents are italicized in parentheses.)
The Constitution of Mexico states the country constitutes 31 states (Article 43) and Mexico City (Article 44). As of March 2024, there are 2,460 municipalities under the 31 states, adding the 16 boroughs of Mexico City to constitute 2476 territorial units with local autonomy.
There are currently 32 federative entities (Spanish: entidades federativas) of Mexico.
The states (Spanish: estados) of the Mexican Federation are officially free, sovereign, autonomous and independent of each other. They are free to govern themselves according to their own laws; each state has a constitution. States may not contradict the federal constitution, which covers issues of national competence. Nor may they ally with other states or any independent nation except with the consent of the whole federation, or in defense and security arrangements necessary to keep the border states secure during an invasion.
The political organization of each state is based on a separation of powers in a congressional system: legislative power is vested in a unicameral congress (the federal congress has two chambers), executive power is independent of the legislature and vested in a governor elected by universal suffrage, and judicial power is vested in a Superior Court of Justice. Since the states have legal autonomy, each has its own civil and penal codes and judicial body.
Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the capital of the United Mexican States. Before January 2016, the city was officially named the Federal District (Spanish: Distrito Federal).
Mexico City was separated from the State of Mexico, of which it was the capital, on November 18, 1824, to become the capital of the federation. As such, it belonged not to any state in particular but to all of them and to the federation. Therefore, the president of Mexico, who represented the federation, designated its head of government, previously referred to as the regent (regente) or head of department (jefe del departamento). However, the Federal District received more autonomy in 1997, and its citizens were then able to elect their chief of government for the first time.
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Administrative divisions of Mexico
Mexico is a federal republic composed of 32 federative entities (Spanish: entidades federativas): 31 states and Mexico City. According to the Constitution of Mexico, the states of the federation are free and sovereign in all matters concerning their internal affairs. Since 2016, Mexico City has been a fully autonomous entity on par with the states. Each state federative entity has its own congress and constitution.
The current structural hierarchy of Mexican administrative divisions are outlined by Constitution of Mexico as well as the constitutions and laws of federative entities. The laws together established the following levels of administrative divisions. The levels in bold are those regulated by the federal constitution. (Spanish language equivalents are italicized in parentheses.)
The Constitution of Mexico states the country constitutes 31 states (Article 43) and Mexico City (Article 44). As of March 2024, there are 2,460 municipalities under the 31 states, adding the 16 boroughs of Mexico City to constitute 2476 territorial units with local autonomy.
There are currently 32 federative entities (Spanish: entidades federativas) of Mexico.
The states (Spanish: estados) of the Mexican Federation are officially free, sovereign, autonomous and independent of each other. They are free to govern themselves according to their own laws; each state has a constitution. States may not contradict the federal constitution, which covers issues of national competence. Nor may they ally with other states or any independent nation except with the consent of the whole federation, or in defense and security arrangements necessary to keep the border states secure during an invasion.
The political organization of each state is based on a separation of powers in a congressional system: legislative power is vested in a unicameral congress (the federal congress has two chambers), executive power is independent of the legislature and vested in a governor elected by universal suffrage, and judicial power is vested in a Superior Court of Justice. Since the states have legal autonomy, each has its own civil and penal codes and judicial body.
Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the capital of the United Mexican States. Before January 2016, the city was officially named the Federal District (Spanish: Distrito Federal).
Mexico City was separated from the State of Mexico, of which it was the capital, on November 18, 1824, to become the capital of the federation. As such, it belonged not to any state in particular but to all of them and to the federation. Therefore, the president of Mexico, who represented the federation, designated its head of government, previously referred to as the regent (regente) or head of department (jefe del departamento). However, the Federal District received more autonomy in 1997, and its citizens were then able to elect their chief of government for the first time.
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