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Georeferenced Population Datasets of Mexico (GEO-MEX): GIS of Mexican States, Municipalities and Islands

Published by ESDIS | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Catalog Last Checked: August 04, 2026 at 10:53 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 23, 2026
The GIS of Mexican States, Municipalities and Islands consists of attribute and boundary data for 1990. The attribute data include population, language, education, literacy, housing Units and land cover classification from the 1990 Mexican population and housing census. The boundary data associated with the United States-Mexico border are consistent with the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER95 data. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

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description The GIS of Mexican States, Municipalities and Islands consists of attribute and boundary data for 1990. The attribute data include population, language, education, literacy, housing Units and land cover classification from the 1990 Mexican population and housing census. The boundary data associated with the United States-Mexico border are consistent with the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER95 data. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
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temporal 1990-01-01/1990-12-31
theme 
[
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title Georeferenced Population Datasets of Mexico (GEO-MEX): GIS of Mexican States, Municipalities and Islands

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