List of states of Mexico


The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which officially is named United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico,
The states are further divided into municipalities. In Mexico City the municipalities are known as alcaldías.

List

It is noteworthy that Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list of state name abbreviations, and as such they are not included below. A list of Mexican states and several versions of their abbreviations can be found.
StateOfficial Name :
Estado Libre y Soberano de :
FlagCapitalLargest cityAreaPopulation Order of Admission
to Federation
Date of Admission
to Federation
AguascalientesAguascalientesAguascalientesAguascalientes005618011849961,184,9962424185702051857-02-05
Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaMexicaliTijuana071446031550703,155,0702929195201161952-01-16
Baja California SurBaja California SurLa PazLa Paz07392200637026637,0263131197410081974-10-08
CampecheCampecheSan Francisco de CampecheSan Francisco de Campeche05792400822441822,4412525186304291863-04-29
ChiapasChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez073289047965804,796,5801919182409141824-09-14
Mexico CityCiudad de MéxicoCiudad de MéxicoCiudad de México001495089186538,918,6533232182409142016-01-29
ChihuahuaChihuahuaChihuahuaCiudad Juárez247455034064653,406,4651818182407061824-07-06
Coahuila1 4Coahuila de ZaragozaSaltilloSaltillo151563027483912,748,3911616182405071824-05-07
Colima6ColimaColimaManzanillo00562500650,555 650,5552323185609121856-09-12
DurangoDurangoVictoria de DurangoVictoria de Durango123451016329341,632,9341717182405221824-05-22
GuanajuatoGuanajuatoGuanajuatoLeón030608054863725,486,372022182312201823-12-20
GuerreroGuerreroChilpancingoAcapulco063621033887683,388,7682121184910271849-10-27
HidalgoHidalgoPachucaPachuca020846026650182,665,0182626186901161869-01-16
JaliscoJaliscoGuadalajaraGuadalajara078599073506827,350,682099182312231823-12-23
MéxicoMéxicoToluca de LerdoEcatepec de Morelos0223571517586215,175,862011182312201823-12-20
MichoacánMichoacán de OcampoMoreliaMorelia058643043510374,351,037055182312221823-12-22
MorelosMorelosCuernavacaCuernavaca004893017772271,777,2272727186904171869-04-17
NayaritNayaritTepicTepic027815010849791,084,9792828191701261917-01-26
Nuevo León4Nuevo LeónMonterreyMonterrey064220046534584,653,4581515182405071824-05-07
OaxacaOaxacaOaxacaOaxaca093793038019623,801,962033182312211823-12-21
PueblaPueblaPueblaPuebla City034290057798295,779,829044182312211823-12-21
QuerétaroQuerétaro de ArteagaQuerétaroQuerétaro011684018279371,827,9371111182312231823-12-23
Quintana RooQuintana RooChetumalCancún042361013255781,325,5783030197410081974-10-08
San Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí060983025855182,585,518066182312221823-12-22
SinaloaSinaloaCuliacánCuliacán058200032160003,216,0002020183010141830-10-14
Sonora2SonoraHermosilloHermosillo179503026624802,662,4801212182401101824-01-10
Tabasco5TabascoVillahermosaVillahermosa024738022386032,238,6031313182402071824-02-07
Tamaulipas4TamaulipasCiudad VictoriaReynosa080175032685543,268,5541414182402071824-02-07
TlaxcalaTlaxcalaTlaxcalaVicente Guerrero003991011699361,169,9362222185612091856-12-09
VeracruzVeracruz de
Ignacio de la Llave
XalapaVeracruz071820076431947,643,194077182312221823-12-22
Yucatán3YucatánMéridaMérida039612019555771,955,577088182312231823-12-23
ZacatecasZacatecasZacatecasZacatecas075539014906681,490,6681010182312231823-12-23

Notes:
  1. Joined the federation with the name of Coahuila y Texas.
  2. Joined the federation with the name of Estado de Occidente also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa.
  3. Joined the federation as República Federada de Yucatán formed by the current states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitively rejoined in 1848.
  4. States of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Coahuila became independent de facto in 1840 to form the República del Río Grande ; never consolidated its independence because independent forces were defeated by the centralist forces.
  5. The State of Tabasco seceded from Mexico on two occasions, the first on February 13, 1841, rejoining again on December 2, 1842. And the second time was from November 9, 1846 to December 9, 1846
  6. Inc the remote Revillagigedo Islands, which are federally administered.