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The 'State of México' (often abbreviated to "'Edomex'" from ''Estado de México'' in Spanish) is a state in the center of the nation of Mexico. The State's capital is the city of Toluca.
The Pre-Columbian ruins of the city of Teotihuacan are located in the State of México.

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Geography

Demographics

Economy

Government and politics

Municipalities

Major communities

Reference

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Geography

The State of México is bounded to the north by Hidalgo, to the east by Tlaxcala and Puebla, to the south by Morelos and Guerrero, and to the west by Michoacán. It has an area of .
A large part of the state lies within that great depression of the Mexican plateau known as the Valley of Mexico. Enclosed within its boundaries, except on the south, is the Mexican Federal District and capital Mexico City with an area of , which is not in the state of Mexico, but borders it to the west, north and east of the District.
The state is divided into two unequal parts by the Sierra de Ajusco and Montes de las Cruces, which form a wooded ridge across it from east to west, with a general elevation of about 3,000 meters (10,000 ) above sea-level, or about 800 meters (2,500 ft) above the plateau level. These ranges are part of a broken irregular chain which sometimes bears the name of Anahuac.
A considerable part of the northern plateau consists of a broad plain, once the bed of a great lake but now covered with swamps, sodden meadows and lakes. The surrounding country drains into this depression, but an artificial outlet has been created by the opening of the Tequixquiac tunnel. Beyond its margin the plateau drains westward to the Pacific Ocean through the Lerma River, and north-east to the Gulf through the San Juan and Panuco rivers.
South of the Sierra de Ajusco, the country is roughly mountainous and drains to the Pacific through tributaries of the Balsas River.
Within the lacustrine depression of the north are the lakes of Zumpango, San Cristobal, Xaltocan, Chalco, Xochimilco and Texcoco, the latter three lying partly or wholly in the Federal District. Texcoco has the lowest level and its water is brackish and undrinkable, though that of the streams flowing into it and of the other lakes is sweet. Lake Xochimilco is celebrated for its "floating gardens" or ''chinampas''

Demographics

In the 2005 census, the state had a population of about 14,007,495 people. (The population in 1900 was 934,468, largely Native American.) The majority of the present-day population in the state are located within the Greater Mexico City metropolitan area surrounding the Distrito Federal; the state's population is rapidly increasing due to urbanization.

Economy

The principal industries of the state are agricultural, and the principal products are cereals, sugar, maguey (from which ''pulque'' is made), coffee, and fruit. Stock-raising has also had a profitable development, owing to the proximity of the national capital. The manufacturing industries are important; among the manufactures (1900) are cotton and woollen fabrics, flour, dairy products, glass-ware, pottery, bricks, wines and spirits. In 1900, the making of ''pulque'' from the sap of the maguey plant (''Agave americana'') was the chief industry of the state, and the product is exported in large quantities to the national capital.
In 1900, the state was traversed by the Central, National, Mexican International and Interoceanic railways, and by short lines from the national capital to neighbouring towns.
Today, the auto industry is a major industry in the state.

Government and politics

The Constitution of the State of México provides that the government of the State of México, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.
Executive power rests in the Governor of the State of México, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of the State of México which is a unicameral legislature . Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of the State of México.

Municipalities

Main articles: Municipalities of México State

The State of México is divided into 125 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Most municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. the municipal seat of the Municipality of Nezahualcóyotl is the City of Nezahualcóyotl (aka ''Ciudad Neza''). Typically the city contains the majority of the population within the municipality.

Major communities

★ Pachuquilla

★ Chimalhuacán

★ Ciudad López Mateos (Atizapán de Zaragoza)

★ Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

★ Cuautitlán Izcalli

★ Ecatepec de Morelos

★ Ixtapaluca

★ Los Reyes Acaquilpan (Los Reyes La Paz)

★ Naucalpan (Naucalpan de Juárez)

★ San Francisco Coacalco

★ Tlalnepantla (Tlalnepantla de Baz)

★ Toluca (Toluca de Lerdo)

★ Villa Nicolás Romero

★ Xico

Reference

External links

★ State of Mexico Government

★ Towns, cities, and postal codes in México

★ Portal were you find information about Culture, history and places to visit in México

★ Useful information about the regional art, archeology, exciting places to visit. Spanish and English