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Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl

Mexico · Mexico
City population
1,077,208
#14
in Mexico
#2
in Mexico
#502
worldwide
Mexico CityCiudad Nezahualcoyotl
19.401, -99.015 · 12 km from Mexico City
City population
1,077,208
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mexico
#14
of 625 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#502
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mexico
0.8%
of the national population

About Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl

At 2,235 m above sea level, this city in Mexico holds a population of 1,077,208. It ranks second by population within its state and accounts for 0.8% of Mexico's national total. Situated 12 km from Mexico City, it lies within a cluster of major urban centres: Iztapalapa (1,835,486) is 7 km away, and Iztacalco (384,326) is 9 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Mexico
#14of 625
LargestSmallest
Position in Mexico
#2of 83
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mexico
Region
Mexico
Rank in region
#2of 83
Distance to capital
12 km
to Mexico City
Elevation
2,235 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.401, -99.015
Record updated
2025-10-22
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 625 in Mexico

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

6KMLos Reyes Acaquilpan85K people7KMIztapalapa1.84M people7KMSanta María Chimalhuacán71K people9KMIztacalco384K people12KMChicoloapan173K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl1.08M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl1.08M

Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl Population FAQ

What is the population of Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl?

Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl has a city population of 1,077,208. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl?

Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is in Mexico, Mexico, 12 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 19.401, -99.015.

How big is Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl compared with other cities in Mexico?

It is the 14th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 0.8% of the national population.

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