Milpa Alta, D.F.

Milpa Alta is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It lies in the southeast corner of the Distrito Federal, bordering the States of México and Morelos. It is the second largest and most rural of all delegaciones. It is also the least populous and least-densely populated borough. A large portion of the borough's southern part consists of El Tepozteco National Park, which extends northward from the state of Morelos. Milpa Alta's 2010 census population was 130,582 inhabitants. In the July 2003 local election, Milpa Alta was the only delegación to elect a borough mayor from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Milpa Alta covers an area of 286 sq kilometers. It presents a heavily...