State of Mexico

This article is about the state called Mexico within the country of the same name. For the country, see Mexico. For the national capital, see Mexico City. For the divisions of Mexico known as states, see List of states of Mexico. For other uses, see Mexico (disambiguation).

Mexico México (Spanish) Mexihco (Nahuatl) Mundö (Otomi)
State
Free and Sovereign State of Mexico Estado Libre y Soberano de México (Spanish) Tlahtohcayotl Mexihco (Nahuatl) Lëngu Mundö (Otomi)
Nevado de Toluca Teotihuacán Statue of Cristo Rey Museo Nacional del Virreinato
Coat of arms
Motto:  Libertad, Trabajo, Cultura ('Freedom, Work, Culture')
Anthem: Himno al Estado de México
Coordinates: 19°21′N 99°38′W
Country	Mexico
Admission	20 December 1823 (1st)
Capital	Toluca de Lerdo
Largest city	Ecatepec de Morelos
Largest metro Municipalities	Greater Mexico City 125
Government
• Governor	Delfina Gómez Álvarez (Morena)
• Legislature	State of Mexico Congress
• Senators	Martha Guerrero (MRN) Higinio Martínez (MRN) Juan Manuel Zepeda (PRD)
Area
• Total	22,351 km2 (8,630 sq mi)
• Rank	25th
Highest elevation (Popocatépetl)	5,500 m (18,000 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,992,418
• Rank	1st
• Density	760.25/km2 (1,969.0/sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Demonym(s)	Mexiquense, Mexiqueño(a)
GDP
• Total	MXN 2.577 trillion (US$128.2 billion) (2022)
• Per capita	(US$7,380) (2022)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
Postal code	50-57
Area code	Area codes • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4
ISO 3166 code	MX-MEX
HDI	0.802 very high Ranked 14th of 32
Website	Official website

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The State of Mexico, officially Mexico, is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Sharing its name with both the country and the national capital, Mexico City, the state is colloquially distinguished as Edomex ([eðoˈmeks], from E[sta]do [de] Méx[ico], "State of Mexico"). It is the most populous and second most densely populated state in Mexico.

Located in central Mexico, the state is divided into 125 municipalities. The state capital city is Toluca de Lerdo ("Toluca"), while its largest city is Ecatepec de Morelos ("Ecatepec"). The State of Mexico surrounds Mexico City on three sides. It borders the states of Querétaro and Hidalgo to the north, Morelos and Guerrero to the south, Michoacán to the west, and Tlaxcala and Puebla to the east.

The territory now comprising the State of Mexico once formed the core of the pre-Hispanic Aztec Empire. During the Spanish colonial period, the region was incorporated into New Spain. After gaining independence in the 19th century, Mexico City was chosen as the new nation's capital; its territory was separated from the state. Years later, parts of the state were broken off to form the states of Hidalgo, Guerrero, and Morelos. These territorial separations have left the state with the size and shape it has today, with the Toluca Valley to the west of Mexico City and a panhandle that extends around the north and east of this entity.

The demonym used to refer to people and things from the state is mexiquense, distinct from mexicano ('Mexican'), which describes the people or things from the whole country.