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It was named Distrito Federal (Federal District) until February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the Ciudad de México. [2] According to the 2020 Mexican census , it is the second most populated entity with 9,209,944 inhabitants and the smallest by land area , spanning 1,494.3 square kilometres (577.0 sq mi).
When writing a postal address the name of the colonia must be specified after the postal code and preceding the name of the city. For example: Calle Dakota 145 Colonia Nápoles Alc. Benito Juárez 03810 Ciudad de México . Some of the better known colonias include: Bosques de las Lomas - Upscale residential neighborhood and business center.
Condesa or La Condesa is an area in the Cuauhtémoc Borough of Mexico City, south of Zona Rosa and 4 to 5 km west of the Zócalo, the city's main square. It is immediately west of Colonia Roma , together with which it is designated as a "Barrio Mágico Turístico" ("Touristic Magic Neighborhood").
The territory of modern Colonia Roma in pre-Hispanic times consisted of the very shallow waters of Lake Texcoco and a number of very small islands of firm ground, on one of which stood the village of Aztacalco. It was an independent village until the very early 20th century, when it was made its own colonia in 1903 with the name of La Romita. [10]
Suburbia is a department store focused on consumers located in cities from 70,000 inhabitants onwards, 180 stores across Mexico, as of December 2023, [1] which have a sales floor area from 1,500 m2 to 6,000 m2.
It is known as the market in the city where one can find produce and goods from other countries in Latin America such as Colombia and Cuba, whose flags hang from many stalls, as well as from Yucatán in Mexico. [2] [3] It has been nicknamed "La Pequeña Habana" (Little Havana), and there are over 500 stalls in total. [4]
Plaza Campos Eliseos in Polanco. The colonia takes its name from a river that crossed what is now the Avenue Campos Elisios (Elysian Fields Avenue), named in memory of the Spanish Jesuit Juan Alfonso de Polanco, a secretary of Ignatius of Loyola, whose relatives, members of the Polanco family, were members of board of the Kings of Spain in the 17th century and came to Mexico as officers of the ...
Palacio de Hierro Polanco, Mexico City Inside of an El Palacio de Hierro store Art Nouveau stained-glass ceiling by Jacques Grüber at the downtown flagship (1921) [1]. El Palacio de Hierro (English: The Iron Palace) is an upscale chain of 16 full-line Palacio de Hierro department stores, 3 Boutique Palacio junior department stores, 2 Casa Palacio home stores, and 2 outlets located in Greater ...