Cities in Mexico Ranked by Land area
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Greater Mexico City ranks #1 with 7,410 km². That is 3.7 times Tepic in second place (1,983 km²). The top five are Greater Mexico City, Tepic, Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico City and San Luis Potosí. The median across all 29 is 158 km²; Tenochtitlan is last at 13 km².
- #1
- Greater Mexico City · 7,410 km²
- Median
- 158 km²
- Coverage
- 29 cities in Mexico
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Mexico City | Mexico | 7,410 |
| 2 | Tepic | Mexico | 1,983 |
| 3 | Acapulco de Juárez | Mexico | 1,881 |
| 4 | Mexico City | Mexico | 1,485 |
| 5 | San Luis Potosí | Mexico | 1,443 |
| 6 | Aguascalientes City | Mexico | 1,169 |
| 7 | Monterrey | Mexico | 969.7 |
| 8 | Mérida | Mexico | 883.4 |
| 9 | Irapuato | Mexico | 845.2 |
| 10 | Gómez Palacio | Mexico | 844.1 |
| 11 | Tijuana | Mexico | 637 |
| 12 | Torreón | Mexico | 500 |
| 13 | Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 321.2 |
| 14 | Zapopan | Mexico | 200 |
| 15 | Córdoba | Mexico | 158 |
| 16 | Guadalupe | Mexico | 151.3 |
| 17 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 145 |
| 18 | Xalapa | Mexico | 118.5 |
| 19 | Victoria de Durango | Mexico | 118 |
| 20 | Mexicali | Mexico | 114 |
| 21 | Tlaquepaque | Mexico | 85 |
| 22 | Villahermosa | Mexico | 80 |
| 23 | Veracruz | Mexico | 78.8 |
| 24 | Culiacán | Mexico | 65 |
| 25 | Tonalá | Mexico | 53 |
| 26 | Puerto Vallarta | Mexico | 52 |
| 27 | Toluca de Lerdo | Mexico | 29.8 |
| 28 | Ensenada | Mexico | 20 |
| 29 | Tenochtitlan | Mexico | 13 |
About the top 10
#1 Greater Mexico City
Greater Mexico City ranks #1 on this list with 7,410 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 21,905,000 people (2022)
- Area
- 7,410 km²
- Density
- 2,956 people per km²
- Coordinates
- 19.43° N, 99.13° W
Also ranks #4 in population · #218 in population density · #229 in area.
#2 Tepic
Tepic ranks #2 on this list with 1,983 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 371,387 people (2020)
- Area
- 1,983 km²
- Density
- 187 people per km²
- Elevation
- 920 m
- Founded
- 1531
- Coordinates
- 21.50° N, 104.90° W
#3 Acapulco de Juárez
Acapulco de Juárez ranks #3 on this list with 1,881 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 658,609 people (2020)
- Area
- 1,881 km²
- Density
- 350 people per km²
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Founded
- 1520
- Coordinates
- 16.86° N, 99.89° W
#4 Mexico City
Mexico City ranks #4 on this list with 1,485 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 9,209,944 people (2020)
- Area
- 1,485 km²
- Density
- 6,202 people per km²
- Elevation
- 2,240 m
- Founded
- 1521
- Coordinates
- 19.35° N, 99.14° W
Also ranks #8 in elevation · #51 in population · #67 in founded.
#5 San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí ranks #5 on this list with 1,443 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 845,941 people (2020)
- Area
- 1,443 km²
- Density
- 586 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,871 m
- Founded
- 1592
- Coordinates
- 22.15° N, 100.97° W
#6 Aguascalientes City
Aguascalientes City ranks #6 on this list with 1,169 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 934,424 people (2012)
- Area
- 1,169 km²
- Density
- 800 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,888 m
- Founded
- 1575
- Coordinates
- 21.88° N, 102.30° W
#7 Monterrey
Monterrey ranks #7 on this list with 969.7 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 1,142,952 people (2020)
- Area
- 969.7 km²
- Density
- 1,179 people per km²
- Elevation
- 546 m
- Founded
- 1596
- Coordinates
- 25.68° N, 100.32° W
Also ranks #107 in founded · #112 in elevation · #323 in population density.
#8 Mérida
Mérida ranks #8 on this list with 883.4 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 892,363 people (2015)
- Area
- 883.4 km²
- Density
- 1,010 people per km²
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Founded
- 1542
- Coordinates
- 20.97° N, 89.62° W
#9 Irapuato
Irapuato ranks #9 on this list with 845.2 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 592,953 people (2020)
- Area
- 845.2 km²
- Density
- 702 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,728 m
- Founded
- 1547
- Coordinates
- 20.67° N, 101.35° W
#10 Gómez Palacio
Gómez Palacio ranks #10 on this list with 844.1 km².
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 301,742 people (2020)
- Area
- 844.1 km²
- Density
- 357 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,135 m
- Coordinates
- 25.57° N, 103.49° W
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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