Mexico City (English spelling)

Japanese: メキシコ[市]（英語表記）Ciudad de México

The capital of the United Mexican States. Population 8,483,623 (1995). The largest city in Latin America. Formerly Mexico City referred to the four central districts, but after a legal change in 1970, the federal district Distrito Federal and Mexico City became the same, with an area of 1,499 km2. It is located at the western edge of the Mexico Basin, which is 40 km east to west and 50 km north to south, and is surrounded by the Sierra de Guadalupe (highest peak 3,029 m) to the northwest, the Ajusco mountain range (3,940 m) to the west, and mountains of 3,000 m to the south. Although it lies between 19°03′ and 19°35′ north latitude, its altitude of 2,280 m means that it has an alpine climate, with an average annual temperature of 15.1°C (annual range 5.2°C).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

メキシコ合衆国の首都。人口848万3623(1995)。ラテン･アメリカ最大の都市。旧メキシコ市は都心4区を指すが，1970年の法改正以後，連邦直轄地Distrito Federalとメキシコ市は一致し，面積1499km2。東西40km，南北50kmのメキシコ盆地の西端に位置し，北西はグアダルーペ山地(最高峰3029m)，西はアフスコ山(3940m)，南は3000m級の山地に囲まれる。北緯19゜03′から19゜35′にあるが，標高2280mのため高山性気候に属し，年平均気温15.1℃(年較差5.2℃)である。

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