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Morelia

Michoacan · Mexico
City population
743,275
#21
in Mexico
#1
in Michoacan
#739
worldwide
Mexico CityMorelia
19.701, -101.184 · 218 km from Mexico City
City population
743,275
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mexico
#21
of 625 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#739
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mexico
0.6%
of the national population

About Morelia

At 1,917 m above sea level, this city of 743,275 is the largest in Michoacan and ranks 21st among Mexico's listed cities. Morelia lies 218 km from Mexico City. Within a 55 km radius, four cities range from 43,200 to 55,298 inhabitants, while Zinapécuaro de Figueroa, the nearest listed settlement, sits 41 km away with a population of 15,875.

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
#21of 625
LargestSmallest
Position in Michoacan
#1of 31
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mexico
Region
Michoacan
Rank in region
#1of 31
Distance to capital
218 km
to Mexico City
Elevation
1,917 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.701, -101.184
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.

41KMZinapécuaro de Figueroa16K people48KMMoroleón43K people49KMUriangato51K people49KMPátzcuaro55K people55KMPuruándiro31K 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. Morelia743K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Morelia 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
Morelia743K

Morelia Population FAQ

What is the population of Morelia?

Morelia has a city population of 743,275. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Morelia?

Morelia is in Michoacan, Mexico, 218 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 19.701, -101.184.

How big is Morelia compared with other cities in Mexico?

It is the 21st largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 0.6% of the national population.

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