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Iztacalco

Mexico City, Mexico · North America

About Iztacalco

Iztacalco works well as a base: 10 minutes from Colonia Nativitas, 9km from Chapultepec Castle.

Iztacalco is a city located in Mexico City, Mexico. With a population of 384,326, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Iztacalco sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Iztacalco to your route.

About Iztacalco

Iztacalco (Spanish: [istaˈkalko] ) is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City. It is located in the central-eastern area and it is the smallest of the city's boroughs. The area's history began in 1309 when the island of Iztacalco, in what was Lake Texcoco, was settled in 1309 by the Mexica who would later

Read more found Tenochtitlan, according to the Codex Xolotl. The island community would remain small and isolated through the colonial period, but drainage projects in the Valley of Mexico dried up the lake around it. The area was transformed into a maze of small communities, artificial islands called chinampas and solid farmland divided by canals up until the first half of the 20th century. Politically, the area has been reorganized several times, being first incorporated in 1862 and the modern borough coming into existence in 1929. Today, all of the canals and farmland are dried out and urbanized as the most densely populated borough and the second most industrialized.

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Where is Iztacalco located?

Iztacalco is located in Mexico City, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.3953 latitude, -99.0978 longitude.

What is the population of Iztacalco?

Iztacalco has a population of approximately 384,326 people, making it a city in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
384,326
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Mexico City
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.3953, -99.0978

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Iztacalco

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.

1 km · about 5 min drive

landmark

Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)

One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.

6 km · about 10 min drive

cathedral

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.

6 km · about 10 min drive

restaurant

Casa de los Azulejos

An 18th-century Mexico City palace sheathed on three sides in blue-and-white Puebla Talavera tile, its glass-roofed courtyard now the flagship Sanborns restaurant: breakfast under Orozco's staircase mural.

6 km · about 10 min drive

museum

Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)

The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.

8 km · about 15 min drive

castle

Chapultepec Castle

A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.

9 km · about 15 min drive

cathedral

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The world's most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site, receiving over 10 million visitors annually.

10 km · about 20 min drive

museum

Museo Nacional de Antropología

The world's greatest museum of pre-Columbian art and archaeology, home to the Aztec Sun Stone and stunning Maya artifacts.

10 km · about 20 min drive

Driving roads near Iztacalco

  • 59 kmPaso de CortésThe 3,600-m saddle between the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, reached by a paved mountain road from Amecameca: the route Cortés marched into the Valley of Mexico in 1519.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Iztacalco.

Colonia Nativitas

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 60,000

Mexico City

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 12,294,193

Venustiano Carranza

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 430,978

Iztapalapa

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 1,835,486

Benito Juarez

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 355,017

Benito Juárez

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 385,439

Colonia del Valle

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 250,000

Cuauhtémoc

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 531,831

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