States and Capitals of Mexico
This map covers all 32 states of Mexico. Students in grades 5–12 learn where each one is and its capital by clicking the map. Start with one region, then try them all at once. Guided mode shows region colors and hints, and Challenge mode takes them away. Mexico has 31 states plus Mexico City, which is not part of any state and has been its own federal entity since 2016. All 32 are on this map. The State of Mexico (Estado de México) surrounds Mexico City and has its capital at Toluca.
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5map regions to practice one at a time
Quick questions
- How many states are on the Mexico map?
- 32.
- What is the capital of Guerrero?
- Chilpancingo.
- What is the capital of Querétaro?
- Querétaro.
All 32 states and capitals
Northwest
- Baja California – Mexicali
- Baja California Sur – La Paz
- Chihuahua – Chihuahua
- Durango – Durango
- Sinaloa – Culiacán
- Sonora – Hermosillo
Northeast
- Coahuila – Saltillo
- Nuevo León – Monterrey
- San Luis Potosí – San Luis Potosí
- Tamaulipas – Ciudad Victoria
- Zacatecas – Zacatecas
West
- Aguascalientes – Aguascalientes
- Colima – Colima
- Jalisco – Guadalajara
- Michoacán – Morelia
- Nayarit – Tepic
Central
- Guanajuato – Guanajuato
- Hidalgo – Pachuca
- Mexico City – Mexico City
- Morelos – Cuernavaca
- Puebla – Puebla
- Querétaro – Querétaro
- State of Mexico – Toluca
- Tlaxcala – Tlaxcala
South and Southeast
- Campeche – Campeche
- Chiapas – Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Guerrero – Chilpancingo
- Oaxaca – Oaxaca
- Quintana Roo – Chetumal
- Tabasco – Villahermosa
- Veracruz – Xalapa
- Yucatán – Mérida
Teachers: run a Class Conquest with your whole class, or see what a Teacher code unlocks.
Standards
This map is aligned with:
- C3 Framework D2.Geo.2.6-8: Use maps and other representations to explain how the locations of places and regions relate to each other.
- National Geography Standard 1: Use maps and other geographic representations to understand and communicate information.
- National Geography Standard 2: Use mental maps to organize information about people, places and environments.
- National Geography Standard 5: People create regions to make sense of Earth’s complexity.
Alignment is our own. The groups that write these standards have not reviewed or endorsed Atlas Conquest.
Printable test for this map
Teachers can print the Mexico States and Capitals Map Test with an answer key, with or without a word bank, and in A and B versions so neighbors can’t copy. See the Mexico States and Capitals Map Test or browse all printable map tests.
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