Is Mexico City shown?

Yes, as its own entity and the national capital, named once.

Do the small ones get names?

Yes. Where there is no room inside, the name is set outside with a thin line to it, so none is left off; A3 paper gives them more room.

Is there a worksheet version?

Yes — choose the numbered style: the states are numbered and pupils write each name and capital, with the answers on page two.

Which state capitals have a different name from the state?

These 19: Mexicali (Baja California), La Paz (Baja California Sur), Hermosillo (Sonora), Culiacán (Sinaloa), Saltillo (Coahuila), Monterrey (Nuevo León), Ciudad Victoria (Tamaulipas), Tepic (Nayarit), Guadalajara (Jalisco), Morelia (Michoacán), Toluca (State of Mexico), Pachuca (Hidalgo), Cuernavaca (Morelos), Chilpancingo (Guerrero), Xalapa (Veracruz), Villahermosa (Tabasco), Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Chiapas), Mérida (Yucatán) and Chetumal (Quintana Roo).

Which paper should I choose?

US Letter or A4 for notebooks: every name is on the sheet, 11 of them on short leader lines round the small central states. A3 for a wall: larger names, and only 4 need a leader line.

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No. The PDF is made in your browser.

Map of Mexico with States and Capitals

Every one of the 32 states, named, with its capital.

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Mexico’s 32 states and capitals on US Letter: which names go on leader lines

A high-school Spanish teacher in Texas hangs a labelled map of Mexico for a unit on its regions. With the page’s settings on US Letter, Mexico fills a landscape sheet (279 × 216 mm): 32 states named, 32 capital dots, and Mexico City named once beside the ringed dot of the national capital — 63 names in all.

The small states round Mexico City have no room for both a name and a capital, so on Letter 11 names are set beside the map on thin leader lines instead of being left off.
A4 is much the same, with 11 leader lines too. On A3 the map is drawn larger and only 4 names need one: Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala and Colima.
For a test, switch the style to “Numbered, to write the names and capitals”: the 32 states are numbered on page 1, and page 2 is the answer key.

State	Capital	On US Letter	On A3
Aguascalientes	Aguascalientes	State name on a leader line	The same
San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí	Capital on a leader line	The same
Guanajuato	Guanajuato	Capital on a leader line	Both inside
Querétaro	Querétaro	State name on a leader line	Both inside
Mexico City	Mexico City	On a leader line	Inside
State of Mexico	Toluca	Capital on a leader line	Both inside
Tlaxcala	Tlaxcala	State name on a leader line	Capital on a leader line
Morelos	Cuernavaca	State name on a leader line	Both inside
Colima	Colima	Both on leader lines	Capital on a leader line
Tabasco	Villahermosa	Capital on a leader line	Both inside
The other 22 states		Inside	Inside

One sheet with all 63 names. 12 capitals share their state’s name and Mexico City is its own, so the ones to learn are the other 19, from Mexicali (Baja California) to Chetumal (Quintana Roo).

How it works

The map names the states of Mexico and marks each capital with a dot and its name.
Choose the paper — A3 leaves more room for the names — or the blank style for a quiz.
Press Make PDF and print; the lines are vector, so they stay sharp at any size.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mexico City shown?: Yes, as its own entity and the national capital, named once.
Do the small ones get names?: Yes. Where there is no room inside, the name is set outside with a thin line to it, so none is left off; A3 paper gives them more room.
Is there a worksheet version?: Yes — choose the numbered style: the states are numbered and pupils write each name and capital, with the answers on page two.
Which state capitals have a different name from the state?: These 19: Mexicali (Baja California), La Paz (Baja California Sur), Hermosillo (Sonora), Culiacán (Sinaloa), Saltillo (Coahuila), Monterrey (Nuevo León), Ciudad Victoria (Tamaulipas), Tepic (Nayarit), Guadalajara (Jalisco), Morelia (Michoacán), Toluca (State of Mexico), Pachuca (Hidalgo), Cuernavaca (Morelos), Chilpancingo (Guerrero), Xalapa (Veracruz), Villahermosa (Tabasco), Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Chiapas), Mérida (Yucatán) and Chetumal (Quintana Roo).
Which paper should I choose?: US Letter or A4 for notebooks: every name is on the sheet, 11 of them on short leader lines round the small central states. A3 for a wall: larger names, and only 4 need a leader line.
Is anything uploaded?: No. The PDF is made in your browser.