Xochimilco

Xochimilco (; ) is a borough () of Mexico City. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the precolonial period.

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Xochimilco is a neighborhood in Mexico City that grew from an ancient city established on the shore of Lake Xochimilco before Spanish colonization. It is historically significant as a remnant of precolonial settlement and geography in the region that is now Mexico City.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Xochimilco
Settlement.settlement_type: Borough
Settlement.image_skyline: Trajinera en canal Nativitas.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Trajinera boats at Xochimilco
Settlement.image_map: Xochimilco, México DF.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 256px
Settlement.map_caption: Xochimilco within Mexico City
Settlement.image_seal: Alcaldía Xochimilco symbol.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Alcaldía Xochimilco logo.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Logo
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Federal entity
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mexico City
Settlement.seat: Av. Guadalupe I, Ramírez 5, Barrio El Rosario Nepantlatlaca, Xochimilco, 16070
Settlement.leader_title1: Federal electoral districts
Settlement.leader_name1: CDMX-05 & CDMX-21
Settlement.timezone: Zona Centro

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

The city and borough
Canals, chinampas and trajineras
Lake Xochimilco and the canal system
Chinampas
Island of the Dolls
History
Religion
Non-religious festivals
Economy
Other landmarks
Education
Post-secondary education
Primary and secondary schools
Notes
References
External links

Today, the borough consists of the 18 , or neighborhoods, of this city along with 14 , or villages, that surround it, covering an area of . The borough is in the southeastern part of the city and has an identity that is separate from the historic center of Mexico City, due to its historic separation from that city during most of its history.

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