Below are listed alphabetically the 32 states, or destinations in Mexico with the Federal District, also known as D.F. or “Mexico City”. Your destination in Mexico should start with a click on your desired state. Populations are rounded to the nearest thousand, as of 2018
Destinations in Mexico – States Listed Alphabetically
Aguascalientes
Area: 2,169 square miles (5,618 sq km); capital: Aguascalientes population: 1,300,000)

Baja California
area: 27,585 square miles (71,446 sq km); population: 3,122,408; capital: Mexicali

Baja California Sur
area: 28,541 square miles (73,922 sq km); population: 558,425; capital: La Paz

Campeche
area: 22,365 square miles (57,924 sq km); population: 791,322; capital: San Francisco de Campeche

Chiapas
area: 28,297 square miles (73,289 sq km); population: 5,200,000; capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Coahuila
area: 58,519 square miles (151,503 sq km); population: 2,900,000; capital: Saltillo

Colima
area: 2,172 square miles (5,625 sq km); population: 597,043; capital: Colima

Durango
area: 47,665 square miles (123,451 sq km); population: 1,800,000; capital: Victoria de Durango

Guanajuato
area: 11,818 square miles (30,608 sq km); population: 5,800,000; capital: Guanajuato

Guerrero
area: 24,564 square miles (63,621 sq km); population: 3,500,000; capital: Chilpancingo de los Bravo

Hidalgo
area: 8,049 square miles (20,846 sq km); population: 2,900,000; capital: Pachuca de Soto

Jalisco
area: 30,347 square miles (78,599 sq km); population: 8,000,000; capital: Guadalajara

México
area: 8,632 square miles (22,357 sq km); population: 17,000,000; capital: Toluca de Lerdo

Mexico City- D.F.*
*Mexico City is a Federal District – not a state. Mexico City’s population is included in Mexico State. Est Population 9,000,000
Michoacán
area: 22,642 square miles (58,643 sq km); population: 4,600,000; capital: Morelia

Morelos
area: 1,889 square miles (4,893 sq km); population: 1,900,000; capital: Cuernavaca

Nayarit
area: 10,739 square miles (27,815 sq km); population: 1,200,0; capital: Tepic
Nuevo León
area: 24,795 square miles (64,220 sq km); population: 5,200,000; capital: Monterrey
Oaxaca
area: 36,214 square miles (93,793 sq km); population: 4,000,000; capital: Oaxaca de Juárez
Puebla
area: 13,239 square miles (34,290 sq km); population: 6,200,000; capital: Puebla de Zaragoza
Querétaro
area: 4,511 square miles (11,684 sq km); population: 2,100,000; capital: Santiago de Querétaro
Quintana Roo
area: 16,356 square miles (42,361 sq km); population: 1,500,000; capital: Chetumal
San Luis Potosí
area: 23,545 square miles (60,983 sq km); population: 2,479,450; capital: San Luis Potosí
Sinaloa
area: 22,153 square miles (57,377 sq km); population: 3,000,000; capital: Culiacan Rosales
Sonora
area: 69,306 square miles (179,503 sq km); population: 2,900,000; capital: Hermosillo
Tabasco
area: 9551 square miles (24,738 sq km); population: 2,045,294; capital: Villahermosa
Tamaulipas
area: 30,956 square miles (80,175 sq km); population: 3,174,134; capital: Ciudad Victoria
Tlaxcala
area: 1,541 square miles; population: 1,200,000; capital: Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
Veracruz
area: 27,730 square miles (71,820 sq km); population: 8,000,000; capital: Xalapa-Enriquez
Yucatán
area: 15,294 square miles (39,612 sq km); population: 2,100,000; capital: Mérida
Zacatecas
area: 29,166 square miles (75,539 sq km); population: 1,600,000; capital: Zacatecas
Once you settle on your destination(s) and map your route make sure to check the following links:
- Border Crossing Requirements
- Mexican Car Insurance
- RV Insurance for Mexico
- Mexican Motorcycle Insurance
- Drivers License insurance for Mexico
No matter your destination in Mexico, if you drive your tourist vehicle make sure to carry MexInsurance®.
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