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Mexican States

A list of the Mexican states, their capital, and a factoid

StateAreaCapitalFactoid
Aguascalientes North Central Mexico Capital: Aguascalientes Founded in 1575 as a postal rest stop. Known for its aguas calientes (hot springs).
Baja California Northwest Mexico Capital: Mexicali Just south of California, USA. Famous for resort city of Tijuana. Lowest populated state.
Baja California Sur Northwest Mexico Capital: La Paz Home of resort Cabo San Lucas.
Campeche Southeast Mexico Capital: Campeche One of the least populous states of Mexico.
Chiapas Southwest Mexico Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez Southernmost state of Mexico.
Chihuahua Northwest Mexico Capital: Chihuahua Largest state in Mexico by area. Home of the scenic Copper Canyon.
Coahuila Northeast Mexico Capital: Saltillo Shares a 318-mile border with Texas.
Colima West Mexico Capital: Colima One of the smallest states in Mexico.
Durango Northwest Mexico Capital: Durango Land-locked state with the second lowest population density.
Guanajuato North Central Mexico Capital: Guanajuato In the central highlands of Mexico. Home of famous muralist Diego Rivera and former President Vincente Fox.
Guerrero Southwest Mexico Capital: Chilpancingo Home of resort city of Acapulco.
Hidalgo East Mexico Capital: Pachuca In central Mexico. Home of the ancient Toltec ruins at Tula. Named after Mexican independence leader Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
Jalisco West Mexico Capital: Guadalajara Fourth most populated state in Mexico and most culturally developed with a very high standard of living.
Mexico South Central Mexico Capital: Toluca State in the center of Mexico. Home of pre-Columbian city of Teotihuacan.
Michoacán West Mexico Capital: Morelia High population of native Amerindians (95%).
Morelos South Central Mexico Capital: Cuernavaca Second smallest state. Named after José María Morelos, a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.
Nayarit West Mexico Capital: Tepic Has hundreds of miles of mountainous rain forest along with varied wildlife, including jaguars and mountain lions.
Nuevo León Northeast Mexico Capital: Monterrey Borders Texas. Has an extreme climate with very little rainfall.
Oaxaca Southwest Mexico Capital: Oaxaca Historic home of the Zapotec and Mixtec people. Home of Mexican Presidents Benito Juarez and Porfirio Diaz.
Puebla East Mexico Capital: Puebla Formal name is Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. Named after Ignacio Zaragoza, who led the Mexican army in its defeat of the French on May 5, 1862 (Cinco de Mayo celebration).
Querétaro North Central Mexico Capital: Querétaro State's name is thought to come from the Otomi "place of the great city."
Quintana Roo Southeast Mexico Capital: Chetumal Home of the famous resort city of Cancún.
San Luis Potosí North Central Mexico Capital: San Luis Potosí Mean elevation is 6,000 feet. Great climate.
Sinaloa Northwest Mexico Capital: Culiacán Long Pacific coast state with scenic coastal plains, rivers, and inland mountains.
Sonora Northwest Mexico Capital: Hermosillo Huge coastline of over 1200 miles touches the Sea of Cortes.
Tabasco Southeast Mexico Capital: Villahermosa This gulf coast state was the first to be subjugated under Spanish rule.
Tamaulipas Northeast Mexico Capital: Ciudad Victoria Bordering southeast Texas, this area is known to have been inhabited for 8,000 years.
Tlaxcala East Mexico Capital: Tlaxcala In 1521 over 6,000 warriors from Tlaxcala joined Cortés to help defeat the Aztecs.
Veracruz East Mexico Capital: Xalapa Formal name is Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave. Traditional entry point for conquerors of Mexico from Cortés to American General Winfield Scott in the Mexican-American War of 1849.
Yucatán Southeast Mexico Capital: Mérida Home of ancient Mayan archaeological site at Chichen Itza.
Zacatecas North Central Mexico Capital: Zacatecas Located in the great central plateau of Mexico (average elevation 7,700 feet). Its chief industry is mining. Over $800 million in silver has been extracted from the hills of this state.
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