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Mexico City is divided into 16 boroughs, officially designated as demarcaciones territoriales or colloquially known as alcaldías [citation needed] in Spanish. Headed by a mayor, these boroughs kept the same territory and name as the former [ when? ] delegaciones while expanding their local government powers. [ 1 ]
The borough is located in the northwest of the Mexico City, just west of the historic center.The borough is divided into eighty one neighborhoods called colonias.The largest of these is Bosques de las Lomas at 3.2km2, and the smallest is Popo Ampliación with only .33km2.
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Comparative map of the original extent of the system of lakes and the current extent of today's urban area See also: Water management in Greater Mexico City Greater Mexico City spreads over the valley of Mexico , also called the valley of Anáhuac, a 9,560 km 2 (3,691 sq mi) valley that lies at an average of 2,240 m (7,349 ft) above sea level.
During the Spanish colonial era (late 15th century – early 19th century) and the first century of independent Mexico (early 19th century – early 20th century), the then town of Santa Fe had an open landscape of sand mining activity, which was divided between the towns of Santa Fe, Santa Lucia, San Mateo and San Pedro in Cuajimalpa.
The historic center of Mexico City (Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México), also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on the Zócalo (or main plaza) and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central. [2]
Benito Juárez (pronounced [beˈnito ˈxwaɾes] ⓘ), is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City.It is a largely residential area, located to the south of historic center of Mexico City, although there are pressures for areas to convert to commercial use.