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I spent a year there. It's dirty, crowded, noisy, polluted. On the plus side, the metro is cheap and clean, food and most living expenses are cheap, there is plenty to do and visit, and the Mexican people are nice for the most part.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is a matter of statistics: 21.16 million people live in greater Mexico City, and they roughly represent 18.6% or almost a fifth of the whole Mexican population. However, 92.56 million people live on the rest of the country.
It is like saying why do most people in the US live in the Boston-Washington megalopolis? Statistics dictate 49.6 million Americans, or a bit less than 16% of the population lives in such urban conglomerate.
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∙ 10y agoIncreasing industrialization and rural decline are the main factors. Also, Mexico City has been traditionally considered the political, economic and cultural capital of Mexico; as such, it attracts many people for its increased living standards and economic opportunities -- at least when compared against other less developed regions of Mexico. For instance, Mexico City has a GDP per capita of approximately US$22,470.
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∙ 10y agoThe straight answer is greater income and economic opportunities: Within a country with a GDP per capita of around USD 16,000, the metropolitan area of Mexico City has a GDP per capita of around USD 26,000. Within the city proper, income is even higher, with a GDP per capita of USD 47,400.
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∙ 12y agoBetter paying jobs is by far the most common reason people immigrate into Mexico City.
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∙ 13y agoThe same reason you would move from your hometown to the city: in search for a better quality of life and better paying jobs.
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∙ 12y agoIt is the economic, political and cultural capital of Mexico, with better paying jobs, schools and social conditions than most of the country.
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Do people in Mexico move from farms to the city?
Yes, since the beginning of the 20th century.
Do over 1000 people move to Mexico City everyday?
From 1990 to 2000 - where last population census were held - net migration into Mexico City was of about 369,495 people. This figure means that roughly some 102 people migrated into Mexico City each day over that period of time.
Why do they call people from Mexico city chilangos?
The chilangos are the people that comes to Mexico city in other words the people who migrate in to Mexico city
What city in Mexico has more people?
Mexico City (21.16 million)
Capital city of the mexicas people?
The capital of Mexico is Mexico City.
What is life like in Rural Mexico?
rural is when you move to a city. that answer is bull- life there is full of poverty (poor people with out homes)
Why did so many people move to Mexico City in 1940s?
It provided jobs, schools, and health services, but it did not provide security.
Why do people in Mexico hate people from Mexico City?
Because they are Mexican.
Were are most of the people from in mexico city?
Most people living in the Mexico City proper are born within Mexico City; there are some immigrants from central and southern states but most of them tend to live on the periphery, on greater Mexico City.
Who were the original people of Mexico city?
Mexico City was founded by the Mexica people, later known as the Aztecs in 1325.
What was the capital of the Mexican people?
Mexico City is the capital and most populous city of Mexico.
What is the capital of the Mexican people?
Mexico City is the capital and most populous city of Mexico.
