Mexico City is the oldest city in America, one of the most attractive cultural and financial centers of the continent. Many businessmen seek to get here to open their own business. Including thanks to them, the population of Mexico City is growing.
At the source
In 1325, the Aztecs, who settled on the shores of Lake Texcoco, became the founders of the city. At that time, it was called Tenochtitlan, translated from Aztec - "the city of prickly cacti."
The territory of the city was riddled with canals, dams and bridges. The Aztec houses seemed to draw strength from the depths of Lake Texcoco, so they were strong and majestic. The Europeans, who saw the city for the first time, were struck by the beauty of Tenochtitlan, and they called it the Aztec Venice, it was so similar to it. The population of the city of Mexico in those days was low.
When the Spaniards, led by F. Cortes, arrived in the city at the beginning of the 16th century, the Aztecs did not see the danger in the parish. Moreover, Fernand Cortes himself seemed to them the god Quetzalcoatl, who, according to prophecy, was supposed to come this year. Soon the Aztecs rebelled against the Spaniards who wanted to enslave Tenochtitlan. Uninvited guests cleaned, however not for long. Less than two years later, F. Cortes returned with an army to announce the accession of Tenochtitlan to the Spanish crown, and proclaimed it the capital of New Spain.
Change of habitual life
Tenochtitlan ceased to exist, and in the middle of 1521 a new city arose, named after Mehitli, the god of war among the Aztecs. The Spaniards began to establish their life and production in the new capital. They felt so free here that they even opened a printing house, and soon the first university. After that, the population of Mexico City began to grow.
Apparently, they did not have specialists who could defeat the drainage systems established by the Aztecs, so they decided to drain Lake Texcoco. The consequences of this decision have survived to the present: old houses erected by the Aztecs seem to cling to each other in search of support and in the hope of defending themselves against giants-skyscrapers.
Breath of our time
Modern Mexico City is the capital of independent Mexico and one of the largest megacities in Latin America. Huge population growth, rapid growth in production and development put Mexico City on a par with the largest cities in the world.
The center, south and foothills make up the Federal District, the rest of the territory is in municipal areas (there are 16 in total).
In terms of population, the capital of Mexico continues the good tradition of its predecessor Tenochtitlan, without leaving the dozens of the most populous cities on the planet. According to statistics for 2010, the population of Mexico City with its suburbs totaled about 20 million people, and the population density was almost 6 thousand people per square kilometer.
Even Moscow could not boast of such a number of inhabitants at that time, although our capital is also considered a rather big city. According to statistics, in 2010 about 12 million people lived in it. The difference is more than tangible. The population of Mexico City is growing every year.
Races in territory
The population of Mexico City is made up of people of different nations and races. The bulk of the population are mestizos born in Indian-European alliances. Representatives of the indigenous population in relation to mestizos make up only 1%. Despite this, representatives of indigenous groups of Indian races are found in the Federal District. The areas of Mexico City are also represented in small groups:
- Nahua;
- Mishteks;
- Masahua;
- Purepecha;
- Mayan;
- Sapotki;
- Otomi.
As a rule, representatives of indigenous peoples speak Spanish, but some continue to communicate in their native language.
In Mexico City you can meet representatives of such countries as:
- Germany;
- France;
- USA;
- Spain and others
With regard to education, in Mexico City more than 50% of the population have higher education. In comparison, only 36% of people with university degrees throughout Mexico. The capital has a large selection of private and public educational institutions. Here is the largest institution of higher education - the Autonomous University of Mexico. Those who dream of changing their lives and gaining high social status study here.
Religion
Most of the inhabitants of Mexico are Catholics (there are more than 90% of them). On the main square is the legendary Cathedral, the construction of which the Europeans were involved in the period of development of the New World.
True, the number of Catholics began to decrease in the 60s: representatives of Islam, Judaism, and evangelical Christians appeared. There are more atheists. Some residents of the capital belong to movements that combine the Catholic faith with the ideas of folk traditions. In many areas of Mexico City, such beliefs as shamanism or the cult of santeria are preached.
The impact of living standards on the number of people
The demographic situation in the city is supported by families in which 2-3 children are born. On average, Mexicans live to be 74 years old. The unemployment rate is quite high. This is the main problem faced by residents of large cities. Despite this, the population of Mexico City is growing due to the large flow of immigrants.
On average, half of the workers work on informal terms. Provide jobs mainly enterprises of various industries :
- construction;
- food;
- oil producing;
- textile.
Mexico is the country where tourists strive to get. The capital is of particular interest, so the tourism business here is far from the last. The education sector is also represented by a fairly large number of employees. The population of Mexico City without suburbs in 2015 amounted to 8 918 653 people.
This is the largest city in Mexico, there are a huge number of monumental sculptures and architectural monuments. A metropolitan city in which representatives of various races and beliefs found shelter. Residents sacredly honor the history of their city and support its cultural and historical values. But every year it is becoming increasingly difficult to do this, since the population of the city of Mexico City is growing more and more due to visitors from various countries.