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The states and the federal district

Flag
Official
Flag
De facto or alternate version
Coat of arms Name 2-letter code
(iso 3166-2)
3-LETTER CODE
(iso 3166-2) 1
2-letter code
(RENAPO) 2
Conventional code 3 Administrative division 4 Statehood 5 Capital
  Aguascalientes flag Aguascalientes coat of arms Aguascalientes AG AGU AS Ags. 11 5 February 1857 Aguascalientes
The flag of Baja california is that of Mexico Baja California coat of arms on white background Baja California coat of arms Baja California BC BCN BC B. C. 5 16 January 1952 Mexicali
  Baja California Sur flag Baja California Sur coat of arms Baja California Sur BS BCS BS B. C. S. 5 8 october 1974 La Paz
Tha official flag of Campeche is that of Mexico Campeche coat of arms in white background Campeche coat of arms Campeche CM CAM CC Camp. 11 29 April 1863 San Francisco de Campeche
  Chiapas flag Chiapas coat of arms Chiapas CS CHP CS Chis. 122 14 September 1824 Tuxtla Gutiérrez
  Chihuahua flag Chihuahua coat of arms Chihuahua CH CHH CH Chih. 67 6 July 1824 Chihuahua
  Coahuila flag Coahuila coat of arms Coahuila de Zaragoza CO COA CL Coah. 38 7 May 1824 Saltillo
  Colima flag Colima coat of arms Colima CL COL CM Col. 10 12 September 1856 Colima
Durango flag   Durango coat of arms Durango DG DUR DG Dgo. 39 22 May 1824 Victoria de Durango
  Guanajuato flag Guanajuato coat of arms Guanajuato GT GUA GT Gto. 46 20 December 1823 Guanajuato
  Guerrero flag Guerrero coat of arms Guerrero GR GRO GR Gro. 81 27 October 1849 Chilpancingo de los Bravo
  Hidalgo flag Hidalgo coat of arms Hidalgo HG HID HG Hgo. 84 16 January 1869 Pachuca
Jalisco flag Flag of Jalisco, alternate version Jalisco coat of arms Jalisco JC JAL JC Jal. 125 23 December 1823 Guadalajara
  Estado de México flag Estado de México coat of arms México EM MEX MC Edo. Méx. 125 20 December 1823 Toluca
Distrito Federal flag   Distrito Federal flag Distrito Federal (Mexico City) coat of arms Mexico City
(Country's capital city)
CX CMX DF CDMX 16
(Alcaldías)
18 November 1824 Mexico City
  Michacán de Ocampo flag Michoacán de Ocampo coat of arms Michoacán de Ocampo MI MIC MN Mich. 113 22 December 1823 Morelia
  Morelos flag Morelos coat of arms Morelos MO MOR MS Mor. 33 17 April 1869 Cuernavaca
  Nayarit flag Nayarit coat of arms Nayarit NA NAY NT Nay. 20 26 January 1917 Tepic
  Nuevo León flag Nuevo León coat of arms Nuevo Leon NL NLE NL N. L. 51 7 May 1824 Monterrey
  Oaxaca flag Oaxaca coat of arms Oaxaca OA OAX OC Oax. 570 21 December 1823 Oaxaca de Juárez
  Puebla flag Puebla coat of arms Puebla PU PUE PL Pue. 217 21 December 1823 Puebla de Zaragoza
Flag of Queretaro   Coat of arms of Queretaro Querétaro QT QUE QO Qro. 18 23 December 1823 Santiago de Querétaro
Quintana Roo flag   Quintana Roo coat of arms Quintana Roo QR ROO QR Q. Roo 10 8 October 1974 Chetumal
  San Luis Potosí flag San Luis Potosí coat of arms San Luis Potosí SL SLP SP S. L. P. 58 22 December 1823 San Luis Potosí
  Sinaloa flag Sinaloa coat of arms Sinaloa SI SIN SL Sin. 18 14 October 1830 Culiacán
  Sonora flag Sonora coat of arms Sonora SO SON SR Son. 72 10 January 1824 Hermosillo
  Tabasco flag Tabasco coat of arms Tabasco TB TAB TC Tab. 17 7 February 1824 Villahermosa
  Tamaulipas flag Tamaulipas coat of arms Tamaulipas TM TAM TS Tamps. 43 7 February 1824 Ciudad Victoria
Tlaxcala flag Tlaxcala coat of arms on white background Tlaxcala coat of arms Tlaxcala TL TLA TL Tlax. 60 9 December 1856 Tlaxcala
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave flag Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave coat of arms on white background Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave coat of arms Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave VE VER VZ Ver. 212 22 December 1823 Xalapa
  Yucatán flag  Cultural flag of Yucatán Yucatán coat of arms Yucatán YU YUC YN Yuc. 106 22 December 1823 Mérida
  Zacatecas flag Zacatecas coat of arms Zacatecas ZA ZAC ZS Zac. 58 23 December 1823 Zacatecas
  • 1. Code used to identify the birth place. condusef.gob.mx
  • 2. ISO 3166-2. Wikipedia: States of Mexico
  • 3. INEGI: Censos económicos
  • 4. INEGI: División territorial de México, Wikipedia: Municipios de México & SEGOB - e-local: los últimos municipios creados
  • 5. Wikipedia: Administrative divisions of Mexico

  • White-field state flags

    Thirty-two 4:7 ratio-white flags charged with the state's coat of arms are hoisted at the President's house called Los Pinos in Mexico City. These flags are flown during inter-government meetings and national sports events such as the National Olympics [Olimpiada Nacional]. By some reason, those of Jalisco, Puebla, and Yucatan, feature their respective capitals' coat of arms. In addition to that, most of the shields are odd depictions of the original ones.
    Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 6 May 2001

    Though some states have already adopted a distinctive flag, white flags with coat of arms are still used in federal organized events to represent each state.
    Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 23 January 2014


    Souvernir flags

    There's a significant Mexican population in this part of the U.S., and I occasionally see automobiles with bumper stickers consisting of the Mexican (national) flag and the name of a state ("Coahuila", "Chihuahua", etc.), presumably indicating the driver's loyalty or nostalgia for his home state. None of these stickers ever displays a flag other than the national flag.
    Bruce Tindall, 22 Jan 1997


    State unofficial tricolor flag
    by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 06, 2001.

    Another report refers that these very same state coats of arms are used in the central panel of a Mexican tricolor, mainly for tourist purposes (some reports refer it’s exogenous usage, especially in border line US locations).
    António Martins, 22 Jun 1999


    As for 2013, Mexico is divided into 31 states and 1 federal district, in turn, they counts 2461 administrative divisions of second level (2445 municipalities and 16 delegaciones políticas), out of which few of them have a flag of their own, though all of them have a coat of arms, badge or seal. None of the Distrito Federal's 16 "delegations" has a distinctive flag. After the states, some municipalities employ a white background charged with the corresponding coat of arms in the center of the field. It is unknown the exact number of municipalities have adopted a distinctive flag.
    Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 28 July 2013


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