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| Borough | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Álvaro Obregón | Suburban, mostly up-market |
| 002 | Azcapotzalco | A bit rough; used to have a refinery |
| 003 | Benito Juárez | Quintessentially middle-class |
| 004 | Coyoacán | Bourgeois, but also bohemians and the UNAM |
| 005 | Cuajimalpa | Western fringes |
| 006 | Cuauhtémoc | Downtown |
| 007 | Gustavo A. Madero | Decaying inner city; Virgin of Guadalupe |
| 008 | Iztacalco | Rough |
| 009 | Iztapalapa | Rough, most populous borough |
| 010 | Magdalena Contreras | Suburban leading to rural |
| 011 | Miguel Hidalgo | Posh: embassies and Chapultepec park |
| 012 | Milpa AltaMilpa Alta is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. In the July 2003 local election, Milpa Alta was the only delegacion to elect a borough mayor from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. External link Off | Rural |
| 013 | TláhuacTlahuac is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It is located on the east edge of the district and is largely rural in character. The main town, San Pedro Tlahuac, is situated alongside a lake, and boasts | Rural |
| 014 | TlalpanTlalpan is the largest of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. Nino Jesus, Jardines en la Montana, Santa Ursula Xitle and Pedregal de San Nicolas are some of the "colonias" (colonies) into which Tlalpan divides i | Suburban, rural, and mountainous ( Ajusco ) |
| 015 | Venustiano CarranzaVenustiano Carranza is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. The borough was named after President Venustiano Carranza, the chief architect of the Mexican Constitution of 1917. This part of Mexico City is h | Decaying inner city; airport |
| 016 | XochimilcoXochimilco is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. The canals with " Chinampa" gardens, in the old Aztec style, are a popular tourist attraction with many boats traveling through them. External link Offici | Canals and a very special state of mind |
Mexican post codes beginning with "01" are in Álvaro Obregón; those beginning with "04" are in Coyoacán, etc.
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