Highest Major Cities in Mexico

Cities in Mexico with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇲🇽 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 50

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

San Lorenzo Acopilco23,037 people · Mexico City

2,935 m

San Miguel Ajusco29,781 people · Mexico City

2,896 m

Santiago Tlacotepec15,853 people · México

2,833 m

San Antonio Acahualco16,442 people · México

2,806 m

Xalatlaco15,043 people · México

2,770 m

San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan16,509 people · México

2,769 m

Zinacantepec54,220 people · México

2,754 m

San Pablo Oztotepec15,507 people · Mexico City

2,729 m

Huixquilucan124,846 people · México

2,712 m

Toluca489,333 people · México

2,671 m

Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos160,491 people · Mexico City

2,655 m

San Jorge Pueblo Nuevo23,107 people · México

2,655 m

Jesús del Monte23,150 people · México

2,653 m

San Miguel Topilejo34,603 people · Mexico City

2,652 m

San Francisco Cuaxusco24,900 people · México

2,640 m

Capulhuac de Mirafuentes20,757 people · México

2,627 m

Metepec28,205 people · México

2,623 m

San Pablo Autopan35,141 people · México

2,613 m

San Salvador Tizatlalli61,367 people · México

2,612 m

Tenango de Arista21,765 people · México

2,610 m

San Jerónimo26,281 people · México

2,606 m

San Mateo Otzacatipan22,656 people · México

2,603 m

Santa María Totoltepec18,779 people · México

2,601 m

Ocoyoacac26,015 people · México

2,597 m

San Andrés Cuexcontitlán18,005 people · México

2,593 m

Calpulalpan33,263 people · Tlaxcala

2,592 m

San José Guadalupe Otzacatipan31,299 people · México

2,591 m

San Pedro Totoltepec21,076 people · México

2,588 m

Lerma de Villada22,713 people · México

2,587 m

Xonacatlán20,680 people · México

2,585 m

San Mateo Atenco67,890 people · México

2,580 m

Atlacomulco de Fabela22,774 people · México

2,576 m

San Rafael20,873 people · México

2,552 m

Ciudad Serdán23,824 people · Puebla

2,548 m

Juchitepec16,021 people · México

2,535 m

El Salto24,241 people · Durango

2,520 m

Huamantla51,996 people · Tlaxcala

2,519 m

Tepeapulco15,244 people · Hidalgo

2,495 m

Apan26,642 people · Hidalgo

2,489 m

Amecameca31,687 people · México

2,480 m

Zacatecas129,011 people · Zacatecas

2,480 m

Acajete20,923 people · Puebla

2,468 m

Tetla15,161 people · Tlaxcala

2,453 m

Fray Bernardino de Sahagún28,609 people · Hidalgo

2,442 m

San Salvador El Seco17,263 people · Puebla

2,437 m

Milpa Alta18,274 people · Mexico City

2,428 m

Apizaco49,506 people · Tlaxcala

2,424 m

Perote37,516 people · Veracruz

2,416 m

Nicolás Romero281,799 people · México

2,404 m

Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo16,085 people · Puebla

2,401 m

Highlights

Within Mexico, San Lorenzo Acopilco ranks first in 2026 with 2,935 m, followed by San Miguel Ajusco (2,896 m) and Santiago Tlacotepec (2,833 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,935 m (San Lorenzo Acopilco) to 2,401 m (Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo), with a median of 2,593 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Mexico, San Lorenzo Acopilco ranks first in 2026 with 2,935 m, followed by San Miguel Ajusco (2,896 m) and Santiago Tlacotepec (2,833 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,935 m (San Lorenzo Acopilco) to 2,401 m (Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo), with a median of 2,593 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.