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List of Mexican states by area
The following table presents a listing of Mexico's 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state), ranked in order of their surface area.
See also:
- Mexico
- States of Mexico
- Geography of Mexico
- List of Mexican states by population
- Ranked list of Mexican states
| Rank | State | km² | % of total | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chihuahua | 244,938 | 12.6% | 3,052,907 |
| 2 | Sonora | 182,052 | 9.2% | 2,216,969 |
| 3 | Coahuila | 149,982 | 7.7% | 2,298,070 |
| 4 | Durango | 123,181 | 6.3% | 1,448,661 |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 93,952 | 4.8% | 3,438,765 |
| 6 | Jalisco | 80,386 | 4.0% | 6,322,002 |
| 7 | Tamaulipas | 79,384 | 4.1% | 2,753,222 |
| 8 | Chiapas | 74,211 | 3.8% | 3,920,892 |
| 9 | Baja California Sur | 73,475 | 3.8% | 424,041 |
| 10 | Zacatecas | 73,252 | 3.8% | 1,353,610 |
| 11 | Veracruz | 71,699 | 3.7% | 6,908,975 |
| 12 | Baja California | 69,921 | 3.7% | 2,487,367 |
| 13 | Nuevo León | 64,924 | 3.3% | 3,834,141 |
| 14 | Guerrero | 64,281 | 3.3% | 3,079,649 |
| 15 | San Luis Potosí | 63,068 | 3.1% | 2,299,360 |
| 16 | Michoacán | 59,928 | 3.0% | 3,985,667 |
| 17 | Sinaloa | 58,328 | 2.9% | 2,536,844 |
| 18 | Campeche | 50,812 | 2.9% | 690,689 |
| 19 | Quintana Roo | 50,212 | 2.2% | 874,963 |
| 20 | Yucatán | 38,402 | 2.0% | 1,658,210 |
| 21 | Puebla | 33,902 | 1.7% | 5,076,686 |
| 22 | Guanajuato | 30,491 | 1.6% | 4,663,032 |
| 23 | Nayarit | 26,979 | 1.4% | 920,185 |
| 24 | Tabasco | 25,267 | 1.3% | 1,891,829 |
| 25 | México | 21,355 | 1.1% | 13,096,686 |
| 25 | Hidalgo | 20,813 | 1.1% | 2,235,591 |
| 27 | Querétaro | 11,449 | 0.6% | 1,404,306 |
| 28 | Aguascalientes | 5,471 | 0.3% | 944,285 |
| 29 | Colima | 5,191 | 0.3% | 542,627 |
| 30 | Morelos | 4,950 | 0.2% | 1,555,296 |
| 31 | Tlaxcala | 4,016 | 0.2% | 962,646 |
| 32 | Distrito Federal | 1,479 | 0.1% | 8,605,239 |
Population figures per 2000 Census (INEGI)
09-23-2007 01:00:40
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