Valley of Mexico

The Valley of Mexico, sometimes also called the Basin of Mexico, is a large natural basin on the highland plateau of central . Surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, the valley was the historical center of several pre-Columbian civilizations including…
  • Valley with an elevation of around 2,310 metres (7,580 feet)
  • Description: highlands plateau in central Mexico
  • Also known as
    “Anáhuac”
    “Basin of México”
    “Cuenca de México”

Towns in the Area

Discover Tecámac Municipality and Tepexpan.
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Town
Tecámac is a municipality in in .
6 km northeast of Valley of Mexico
is the largest town in the municipality in the , .
9 km southeast of Valley of Mexico
is an exclave and the…
9 km west of Valley of Mexico

Valley of Mexico

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Latitude
19.66667° or 19° 40′ north
Longitude
-99° or 99° west
Open location code
76F3M282+M2
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Valley of Mexico” goes by many names.
وادي المكسيكArabic
Մեքսիկական հովիտArmenian
Mexikoko haranaBasque
Mexikoko ibarraBasque
Valle de MéxicoBasque
Даліна МэхікаBelarusian
Traonienn Mec’hikoBreton
Vall de MèxicCatalan
墨西哥谷Chinese
Údolí MexikaCzech
Vallei van MexicoDutch
Valo de MeksikoEsperanto
Meksikon laaksoFinnish
Val de MéxicoGalician
მეხიკოს ველიGeorgian
עמק מקסיקוHebrew
मेक्सिको घाटीHindi
Lembah MeksikoIndonesian
Valle de MexicoInterlingua
Valle del MessicoItalian
Valle di AnáhuacItalian
メキシコ盆地Japanese
Мехико алқабыKazakh
멕시코 계곡Korean
Meksiko slėnisLithuanian
Glion VeksicoManx
Méhigo tééhNavajo
MexicodalenNorwegian
MexicodalenNorwegian Bokmål
Dolina MeksykuPolish
долина МехикоRussian
Mehiška dolinaSlovenian
AnahuacSwedish
Meksika VadisiTurkish
Долина МехікоUkrainian
Delling fan MeksikoWestern Frisian
Tepētzallāntli Mēxihco

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