Mexico City Travel Guide
Greater Mexico City, sometimes considered the world's largest and most populated city, forms a rough oval of about 60 by 40 kilometers, on the dry bed of lake Texcoco, surrounded on three sides by tall mountains and volcanoes such as the Ajusco, the Popocatepetl and the Ixtlacihuatl.
About Mexico City
Mexico City covers an area of 571 sq. miles (1479 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 9 million people being the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city.