Mexican people and population : demographic characteristics

Mexican population

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The Mexican population is composed of three main groups: the people of Spanish descent, the Native Americans, and the people of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry, or mestizos. The mestizos are by far the largest group, constituting about 60 per cent of the population. The Native Americans total about 30 per cent and those people of Spanish descent 9 per cent. The society is semi-industrialized and some 71 per cent of the population lives in urban areas.

Mexican cities

Mexico has a population of 109,955,400 (2008 estimate); the population density is 57 people per sq km (148 per sq mi).

Mexico consists of 32 administrative divisions—31 states and the Distrito Federal (federal district), which is the seat of the federal administration.

The capital and cultural centre of the country is Mexico City, with a population of 14,007,495 (2005 estimate). Other important cities are Guadalajara (population, 2008 estimate, 1,579,128), a vital mining centre; Monterrey (2008 estimate, 1,140,639), a centre of heavy industry;

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Puebla (2008 estimate, 1,474,789), one of the oldest cities in the country and a pottery manufacturing centre; Ciudad Juárez (2005 estimate, 1,313,338), a commercial and manufacturing centre; León (2008 estimate, 1,216,594), the centre of an agricultural area; and Tijuana (2008 estimate, 1,403,591), a tourist and industrial centre. Mexico," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2008
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