Iztapalapa
Sign in to saveIztapalapa () is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City, located on the eastern side of the city. The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent municipality of Iztapalapa (officially Iztapalapa de Cuitláhuac). The rest is made up of a number of other communities which are governed by the city of Iztapalapa.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Iztapalapa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Borough
- Settlement.image_seal
- Alcaldía Iztapalapa symbol.svg
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Alcaldía Iztapalapa logo.png
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Logo
- Settlement.image_map
- Iztapalapa, México DF.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Iztapalapa within Mexico City
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Mexico
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Federal entity
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mexico City
- Settlement.seat
- Aldama No. 63 esq. Ayuntamiento, Barrio San Lucas, Iztapalapa 09000
- Settlement.leader_party
- MORENA
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Aleida Alavez Ruiz
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Federal electoral districts
- Settlement.leader_name1
- CDMX-04, CDMX-18, CDMX-19, CDMX-20, CDMX-22
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- Background
- Elevation and climate
- Urbanization
- Crime
- Landmarks
- Transportation
- Demographics
- Languages
- Religion
- Education
- Economy
- Culture
- Passion Play
- Nuevo Fuego Festival
- Carnivals
- Other events
- History
- Pre-colonial period
- Aztec Empire
- Colonial period
- Independence
- Modern history (1923-present)
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Iztapalapa () is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City, located on the eastern side of the city. The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent municipality of Iztapalapa (officially Iztapalapa de Cuitláhuac). The rest is made up of a number of other communities which are governed by the city of Iztapalapa.
With a population of 1,835,486 as of 2020, Iztapalapa is the most populous borough of Mexico City as well as the most populous municipality in the country. Over 90% of its territory is urbanized. The formerly rural borough, which was home to some farms and canals as late as the 1970s, to an area with its only greenery in parks; nearly all of its population employed in commerce, services and industry. This is the result of a large influx of people into the borough starting beginning in the 1970s, with the borough still attracting migrants.