Cuauhtémoc Borough

Cuauhtémoc is a borough of Mexico City. Named after the 16th-century Aztec ruler Cuauhtémoc, it contains the oldest parts of the city, extending over what was the entire urban core of Mexico City in the 1920s.
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  • Type: Borough with 546,000 residents
  • Description: territorial demarcation of Mexico City
  • Also known as: “alcaldía Cuauhtémoc”, “Cuauhtemoc”, “Cuauhtémoc”, “Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City”, and “delegación Cuauhtémoc”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chapultepec and Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.

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is principal park, "the green lung of the city".

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the…

Theater building
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The is a prominent cultural center in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Zona Rosa.

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The old city center or Histórico…

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is a business and entertainment district near the center of .

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The district of …

Cuauhtémoc Borough

Latitude
19.4415° or 19° 26′ 29″ north
Longitude
-99.1517° or 99° 9′ 6″ west
Population
546,000
Elevation
2,240 metres (7,349 feet)
Open location code
76F2CRRX+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3114156389
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
8379372
Wiki­data ID
Q645293
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Cuauhtémoc Borough” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կուաուտեմոկ”
  • Basque: “Cuauhtémoc (Mexiko Hiria)”
  • Basque: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Catalan: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Cebuano: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Chinese: “夸乌特莫克区”
  • Chinese: “考乌特莫克联邦区”
  • Chinese: “考烏特莫克聯邦區”
  • Czech: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Dutch: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • French: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Galician: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Georgian: “კუაუტემოკი”
  • German: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Hungarian: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Irish: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Italian: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Italian: “Delegazione Cuauhtémoc”
  • Japanese: “クアウテモク”
  • Ladino: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Latin: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Norwegian: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Portuguese: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Russian: “Куаутемок”
  • Scots: “Cuauhtémoc, Mexico Ceety”
  • Scots: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Serbian: “Кваутемок”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cuauhtémoc, Distrito Federal”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Cuauhtémoc”
  • Slovenian: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Spanish: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Spanish: “Delegación Cuauhtémoc”
  • Swedish: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • Turkish: “Cuauhtémoc, Meksiko”
  • Urdu: “کواؤٹیموک، میکسیکو سٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Cuauhtémoc, Distrito Federal”
  • Vietnamese: “Cuauhtémoc”
  • “Cuāuhtemōc”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Buenavista and Colonia Tabacalera.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc and Ecobici 265.

Mexico City: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Centro and Xochimilco.

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