The 32 states of Mexico
Mexico has 32 states. This page lists all of them.
The table shows the English name first. The Spanish name is accepted as an answer too, and it appears in the second column.
English names and local names
The quiz shows English names, because that is what most players type. It accepts the Spanish name as well.
Accent marks do not matter. The quiz folds accents before it compares, so a name typed without them still counts.
Abbreviations are not accepted. A short code is ambiguous, and one code often matches the start of another name.
About the states
Mexico is a federation of states and one federal entity for the capital. Each state elects its own governor and congress.
Mexico City is not part of any state. It became a full federal entity in 2016, with the same rank as a state.
Several state names come from the Nahuatl language. The quiz accepts the spelling without accent marks.
All 32 states
| State | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Aguascalientes | |
| Baja California | |
| Baja California Sur | |
| Campeche | |
| Chiapas | |
| Chihuahua | |
| Coahuila | Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| Colima | |
| Durango | |
| Guanajuato | |
| Guerrero | |
| Hidalgo | |
| Jalisco | |
| Mexico City | Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Michoacán | Michoacan de Ocampo |
| Morelos | |
| Nayarit | |
| Nuevo León | |
| Oaxaca | |
| Puebla | |
| Querétaro | |
| Quintana Roo | |
| San Luis Potosí | |
| Sinaloa | |
| Sonora | |
| State of México | Estado de México, México |
| Tabasco | |
| Tamaulipas | |
| Tlaxcala | |
| Veracruz | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
| Yucatán | |
| Zacatecas |
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Sources
- Official Spanish names published by Mexico.
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