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Description

The Population Database of Mexico contains geographically referenced population data for Mexican states, municipalities and localities from the 1990 Mexican population and housing census. The data include population by gender and age group for approximately 83.7% of the Mexican population. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent

N: 33 S: 14 E: -87 W: -117

Location
MEXICO
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31
Data Partner
Earth Science Data Information System (ESDIS)
Concept ID
C3540929616-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Population ,
Population Distribution

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Center For International Earth Science Information Network-CIESIN. (1994). Georeferenced Population Datasets of Mexico (GEO-MEX): Population Database of Mexico (Version 1.00) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H45D8PS8 Date Accessed: 2026-04-19