Mexico City

geographical name

variants or Spanish Ciudad de México

syü-ˈt͟hät͟h-t͟hā-ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō 

ˌsē-u̇-ˈdad-

or less commonly Mexico

city and capital of the country of Mexico in the Federal District (the area surrounded on three sides by the state of Mexico) population 8,851,080

Note: Mexico City is located near the southern end of Mexico's great central plateau and is one of the few major cities of the world not located on a river or coastline.

see tenochtitlán