SECRETARÍA DE TURISMO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL | GOBIERNO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL

 
 
 
 
 
  • The borough name and symbols

The cricket is the borough’s symbol since Miguel Hidalgo is home to Chapultepec Park, whose name in the Aztec language Nahuatl means “Hill of the Crickets.”

 
  • Location

Miguel Hidalgo is located in the northwest part of the Federal District, bordering Azcapotzalco, Cuauhtémoc, Benito Juárez, Álvaro Obregón, Cuajimalpa de Morelos; as well as the Mexico State municipalities of Naucalpan de Juárez y Huixquilucan

 
  • Principal thoroughfares

Calzada México - Tacuba, the Paseo de la Reforma, Av. Chapultepec. Río San Joaquín, Constituyentes, the Viaducto

 
  • Notable neighborhoods

Polanco, Lomas de Chapultepec, Lomas de Sotelo, Popotla, Escandona, Anáhuac

 
  • Attractions

1. The National Auditorium.

2. Chapultepec Park is the borough’s principal tourist attraction as it is home to Chapultepec Castle, the National History Museum, and the Chapultepec Zoo, whose menagerie is gathered from all over the world.

3. Miguel Hidalgo is also home to several major museums such as the National Anthropology Museum, the National Cartography Museum, the Casa de Bola Museum and—just for kids—the Papalote Children’s Museum.

 
  • Edificio Delegacional

Calle: Av. Parque Lira 94
Colonia: Ampliación Daniel Garza
C.P. 11840
Tel: 5276 7700

Web: http://miguelhidalgo.gob.mx/

 
 
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