List of cities in Mexico
This is a list of the top 100 cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2020 Mexican National Census.
According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography, a locality is "any place settled with one or more dwellings, which may or may not be inhabited, and which is known by a name given by law or tradition". Urban localities are those with more than 2,500 residents, which can be designated as cities, villages or towns according to the laws of each state. The National Urban System, compiled by the National Population Council in 2018, identifies 401 urban localities in Mexico with more than 15,000 residents as "cities". Most localities defined by INEGI are contained within a single municipality, although exceptions such as Naucalpan and Veracruz exist.
For a list of metropolitan areas defined by CONAPO, many of which comprise more than one urban locality according to INEGI's definitions, see Metropolitan areas of Mexico.
Top 100 cities by population
Only one state has no cities in the Top 500. Mexico City contains all of the federal entity's area, including rural areas with relatively small populations. All of the map links are of the same scale.| State capital | |
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| Rank | City | Municipality | State | Geo. coordinates | 2020 Census | 2010 Census | Change |
| 1 | Mexico City | 16 boroughs‡ | Mexico City | - | - | ||
| 2 | Tijuana | Tijuana | Baja California | - | - | ||
| 3 | Ecatepec | Ecatepec | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 4 | León | León | Guanajuato | - | - | ||
| 5 | Puebla | Puebla | Puebla | - | - | ||
| 6 | Ciudad Juárez | Juárez | Chihuahua | - | - | ||
| 7 | Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Jalisco | - | - | ||
| 8 | Monterrey | Monterrey | Nuevo León | - | - | ||
| 9 | Nezahualcóyotl | Nezahualcóyotl | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 10 | Zapopan | Zapopan | Jalisco | - | - | ||
| 11 | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | - | - | ||
| 12 | Mérida | Mérida | Yucatán | - | - | ||
| 13 | Naucalpan | Naucalpan, Huixquilucan‡ | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 14 | Cancún | Benito Juárez | Quintana Roo | - | - | ||
| 15 | Saltillo | Saltillo | Coahuila | - | - | ||
| 16 | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | - | - | ||
| 17 | Hermosillo | Hermosillo | Sonora | - | - | ||
| 18 | Mexicali | Mexicali | Baja California | - | - | ||
| 19 | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | - | - | ||
| 20 | Culiacán | Culiacán | Sinaloa | - | - | ||
| 21 | Querétaro | Querétaro | Querétaro | - | - | ||
| 22 | Morelia | Morelia | Michoacán | - | - | ||
| 23 | Chimalhuacán | Chimalhuacán | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 24 | Reynosa | Reynosa | Tamaulipas | - | - | ||
| 25 | Torreón | Torreón | Coahuila | - | - | ||
| 26 | Tlalnepantla | Tlalnepantla | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 27 | Acapulco | Acapulco | Guerrero | - | - | ||
| 28 | Tlaquepaque | Tlaquepaque | Jalisco | - | - | ||
| 29 | Guadalupe | Guadalupe | Nuevo León | - | - | ||
| 30 | Durango | Durango | Durango | - | - | ||
| 31 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Chiapas | - | - | ||
| 32 | Cuautitlán Izcalli | Cuautitlán Izcalli | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 33 | Veracruz | Veracruz, Boca del Río‡ | Veracruz | - | - | ||
| 34 | Ciudad Apodaca | Apodaca | Nuevo León | - | - | ||
| 35 | Ciudad López Mateos | Atizapán de Zaragoza | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 36 | Matamoros | Matamoros | Tamaulipas | - | - | ||
| 37 | General Escobedo | General Escobedo | Nuevo León | - | - | ||
| 38 | Irapuato | Irapuato | Guanajuato | - | - | ||
| 39 | Xalapa | Xalapa | Veracruz | - | - | ||
| 40 | Tonalá | Tonalá | Jalisco | - | - | ||
| 41 | Mazatlán | Mazatlán | Sinaloa | - | - | ||
| 42 | Nuevo Laredo | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | - | - | ||
| 43 | San Nicolás | San Nicolás de los Garza | Nuevo León | - | - | ||
| 44 | Ojo de Agua | Tecámac | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 45 | Xico | Valle de Chalco | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 46 | Celaya | Celaya | Guanajuato | - | - | ||
| 47 | Tepic | Tepic | Nayarit | - | - | ||
| 48 | Ixtapaluca | Ixtapaluca | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 49 | Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Morelos | - | - | ||
| 50 | Villahermosa | Centro | Tabasco | - | - | ||
| 51 | Ciudad Victoria | Victoria | Tamaulipas | - | - | ||
| 52 | Ensenada | Ensenada | Baja California | - | - | ||
| 53 | Ciudad Obregón | Cajeme | Sonora | - | - | ||
| 54 | Ciudad Nicolás Romero | Nicolás Romero | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 55 | Soledad | Soledad | San Luis Potosí | - | - | ||
| 56 | Ciudad Benito Juárez | Juárez | Nuevo León | - | - | ||
| 57 | Playa del Carmen | Solidaridad | Quintana Roo | - | - | ||
| 58 | Santa Catarina | Santa Catarina | Nuevo León | - | - | ||
| 59 | Gómez Palacio | Gómez Palacio | Durango | - | - | ||
| 60 | Uruapan | Uruapan | Michoacán | - | - | ||
| 61 | Los Mochis | Ahome | Sinaloa | - | - | ||
| 62 | Pachuca | Pachuca | Hidalgo | - | - | ||
| 63 | Tampico | Tampico | Tamaulipas | - | - | ||
| 64 | Tehuacán | Tehuacán | Puebla | - | - | ||
| 65 | San Francisco Coacalco | Coacalco | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 66 | Nogales | Nogales | Sonora | - | - | ||
| 67 | Oaxaca | Oaxaca | Oaxaca | - | - | ||
| 68 | La Paz | La Paz | Baja California Sur | - | - | ||
| 69 | Campeche | Campeche | Campeche | - | - | ||
| 70 | Monclova | Monclova | Coahuila | - | - | ||
| 71 | García | García | Nuevo León | - | - | ||
| 72 | Chilpancingo | Chilpancingo | Guerrero | - | - | ||
| 73 | Puerto Vallarta | Puerto Vallarta | Jalisco | - | - | ||
| 74 | Toluca | Toluca | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 75 | Tapachula | Tapachula | Chiapas | - | - | ||
| 76 | Buenavista | Tultitlán | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 77 | Coatzacoalcos | Coatzacoalcos | Veracruz | - | - | ||
| 78 | Ciudad Madero | Ciudad Madero | Tamaulipas | - | - | ||
| 79 | Cabo San Lucas | Los Cabos | Baja California Sur | - | - | ||
| 80 | Chicoloapan | Chicoloapan | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 81 | Ciudad del Carmen | Carmen | Campeche | - | - | ||
| 82 | San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal de las Casas | Chiapas | - | - | ||
| 83 | Poza Rica | Poza Rica | Veracruz | - | - | ||
| 84 | San Juan del Río | San Juan del Río | Querétaro | - | - | ||
| 85 | San Luis Río Colorado | San Luis Río Colorado | Sonora | - | - | ||
| 86 | Chalco | Chalco | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 87 | Jiutepec | Jiutepec | Morelos | - | - | ||
| 88 | Piedras Negras | Piedras Negras | Coahuila | - | - | ||
| 89 | Guadalupe | Guadalupe | Zacatecas | - | - | ||
| 90 | Chetumal | Othón P. Blanco | Quintana Roo | - | - | ||
| 91 | Miramar | Altamira | Tamaulipas | - | - | ||
| 92 | Salamanca | Salamanca | Guanajuato | - | - | ||
| 93 | Ciudad Acuña | Acuña | Coahuila | - | - | ||
| 94 | Manzanillo | Manzanillo | Colima | - | - | ||
| 95 | San Pablo de las Salinas | Tultitlán | State of Mexico | - | - | ||
| 96 | Cuautla | Cuautla | Morelos | - | - | ||
| 97 | Zamora | Zamora | Michoacán | - | - | ||
| 98 | Minatitlán | Minatitlán, Cosoleacaque‡ | Veracruz | - | - | ||
| 99 | Villa de Álvarez | Villa de Álvarez | Colima | - | - | ||
| 100 | Colima | Colima | Colima | - | - |
‡ These cities extend beyond the borders of a single municipality.