State of Mexico
most populous state of Mexico
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State of Mexico was established on January 1, 1823. Its population was 16.2M in 2015.[1]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mexico[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Head of government: Alfredo del Mazo Maza[5]
- Capital: Toluca de Lerdo[6]
- Shares border with: Querétaro[7], Hidalgo[8], Morelos[9], Guerrero[10], Michoacán[11], Tlaxcala[12], Puebla[13], Mexico City[14]
- Flag: flag of Mexico[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Saitama Prefecture[16]
- Legislative body: Congress of the Estado de México[17]
- Postal code: 50-57[18]
- Commons category: Mexico (state)[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[20]
- Inception: January 1, 1823[21]
- Highest point: Popocatépetl[22]
- Official website: http://www.edomexico.gob.mx/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:State of Mexico[24]
- Population: 16,187,608[25]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of the State of Mexico[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Nickname: Edomex[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mexico (state)[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mexico (state)[31]
- Demonym: messichensi[32]
- Native label: Estado de México[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the State of Mexico[34]
- Owner of: Mexibús[35]
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Physical Characteristics
State of Mexico covers an area of 22351.0 km²[36]. It sits at an elevation of 2605 m[37].
Why It Matters
State of Mexico has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]