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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.

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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Official website

Alcaldía Iztapalapa 2024 - 2027

La transformación de México inicia desde Iztapalapa

iztapalapa.cdmx.gob.mx

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iztapalapa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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