Mexican State Capitals Quiz

Match each of Mexico's 32 states to its capital city.

Match each of Mexico's 32 federal entities to its capital. Twelve are easy — the capital shares the state's name. The rest are where the points are.

Capitals that are not the famous city

Baja California → Mexicali, not Tijuana
Guerrero → Chilpancingo, not Acapulco
Quintana Roo → Chetumal, not Cancún
Veracruz → Xalapa, not the port of Veracruz
Sonora → Hermosillo
Coahuila → Saltillo
Tamaulipas → Ciudad Victoria
Yucatán → Mérida
Chiapas → Tuxtla Gutiérrez
State of Mexico → Toluca

Capitals with the same name as the state

Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chihuahua, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala and Zacatecas.

The big-city capitals

Jalisco → Guadalajara, Nuevo León → Monterrey, Michoacán → Morelia, Morelos → Cuernavaca, Hidalgo → Pachuca, Sinaloa → Culiacán, Nayarit → Tepic, Tabasco → Villahermosa, Baja California Sur → La Paz.

Pair it with the Mexico states quiz.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Baja California?

Mexicali. Tijuana is the state's largest city.

What is the capital of Quintana Roo?

Chetumal, on the border with Belize. Cancún is the best-known city.

What is the capital of Veracruz?

Xalapa (also spelled Jalapa).