Mexico City
2,134 km²
San Luis Potosí
173 km²
Mexico City covers 2,134 km² of contiguous built-up land, 12× the built-up area of San Luis Potosí (173 km²).
| Mexico City | San Luis Potosí | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Mexico City | San Luis Potosí |
| Population (2025) | 17.6 million | 1.01 million |
| Built-up area | 2,134 km² | 173 km² |
| Density | 8,266 /km² | 5,810 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.