A quick look at the 272 cities you can be asked to find on the map, before you play.
GuessTheDot is a free geography guessing game: you get a place name and a map full of dots, then click the one you think is right.
Regional cities: big enough to matter locally, small enough that most players outside the country have never heard of them. This is where guessing shifts from "I recognize the name" to "I recognize the region".
In Mexico this set is spread across 32 different states, with Veracruz home to the most of them (24).
Place kinds on GuessTheDot are a practical grouping by population and place type for gameplay, not a legal or historical designation. A place can hold official city rights (or an old city charter) and still show up here as a village if it stayed small, and the other way around: this is a rough size ladder for guessing, not a statement about a place's official status.
Only the 250 biggest fit on this page. The game still picks from all 272.
| Place | Population | state |
|---|---|---|
| Iztapalapa | 1,835,486 | Ciudad de México |
| Gustavo Adolfo Madero | 1,185,772 | Ciudad de México |
| Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | 1,077,208 | México |
| Naucalpan de Juárez | 834,434 | México |
| Tlalnepantla | 653,410 | México |
| Coyoacán | 614,447 | Ciudad de México |
| Tlalpan | 574,577 | Ciudad de México |
| Cuauhtémoc | 531,831 | Ciudad de México |
| Ciudad López Mateos | 489,160 | México |
| Xochimilco | 442,178 | Ciudad de México |
| Azcapotzalco | 414,711 | Ciudad de México |
| Tonalá | 408,759 | Jalisco |
| Ojo de Agua | 386,290 | México |
| Xico | 384,327 | México |
| Iztacalco | 384,326 | Ciudad de México |
| Miguel Hidalgo | 372,889 | Ciudad de México |
| Benito Juarez | 355,017 | Ciudad de México |
| Ixtapaluca | 322,271 | México |
| Tláhuac | 305,076 | Ciudad de México |
| Santa Catarina | 304,052 | Nuevo León |
| Cholula | 292,881 | Puebla |
| Coacalco | 277,959 | México |
| Magdalena Contreras | 238,431 | Ciudad de México |
| Campeche | 220,389 | Campeche |
| Ciudad Acuña | 216,099 | Coahuila |
| San Cristóbal de las Casas | 215,874 | Chiapas |
| Jiutepec | 215,357 | Morelos |
| Monclova | 215,271 | Coahuila |
| Córdoba | 204,721 | Veracruz |
| Cabo San Lucas | 202,694 | Baja California Sur |
| Ciudad Madero | 197,216 | Tamaulipas |
| Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 196,003 | Michoacán |
| Ciudad del Carmen | 191,238 | Campeche |
| Chilpancingo | 187,251 | Guerrero |
| Zamora de Hidalgo | 186,102 | Michoacán |
| Poza Rica de Hidalgo | 185,242 | Veracruz |
| San Luis Río Colorado | 176,685 | Sonora |
| San Miguel de Allende | 174,615 | Guanajuato |
| Guadalupe | 170,029 | Zacatecas |
| Chetumal | 169,028 | Quintana Roo |
| Cuauhtémoc | 168,482 | Chihuahua |
| Comitán | 166,178 | Chiapas |
| Salamanca | 160,682 | Guanajuato |
| Manzanillo | 159,853 | Colima |
| Tuxtepec | 159,452 | Oaxaca |
| Cuautla | 157,336 | Morelos |
| San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida | 155,738 | Puebla |
| Piedras Negras | 150,178 | Coahuila |
| Playa del Carmen | 149,923 | Quintana Roo |
| Ciudad Delicias | 148,045 | Chihuahua |
| Colima | 146,965 | Colima |
| Fresnillo | 143,281 | Zacatecas |
| San Juan del Río | 138,878 | Querétaro |
| San José del Cabo | 136,285 | Baja California Sur |
| Zacatecas | 129,011 | Zacatecas |
| Ciudad Valles | 124,644 | San Luis Potosí |
| Orizaba | 123,182 | Veracruz |
| Miramar | 118,614 | Tamaulipas |
| Iguala de la Independencia | 118,468 | Guerrero |
| Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez | 117,600 | Colima |
| Heroica Guaymas | 117,253 | Sonora |
| Navojoa | 113,836 | Sonora |
| Minatitlán | 112,046 | Veracruz |
| Ciudad Guzmán | 111,975 | Jalisco |
| Hidalgo del Parral | 104,836 | Chihuahua |
| Teziutlan | 103,583 | Puebla |
| Tulancingo | 102,406 | Hidalgo |
| Apatzingán | 102,362 | Michoacán |
| Lagos de Moreno | 98,206 | Jalisco |
| Ciudad Río Bravo | 95,647 | Tamaulipas |
| Tepatitlán de Morelos | 91,959 | Jalisco |
| Cárdenas | 91,558 | Tabasco |
| Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza | 88,280 | Oaxaca |
| Atlixco | 86,690 | Puebla |
| Paraiso | 86,632 | Tabasco |
| Tecomán | 85,689 | Colima |
| Ciudad Mante | 84,787 | Tamaulipas |
| Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano | 84,750 | Veracruz |
| Tlaxcala | 84,670 | Tlaxcala |
| Salina Cruz | 84,438 | Oaxaca |
| Heróica Zitácuaro | 84,307 | Michoacán |
| Ocotlán | 83,769 | Jalisco |
| La Piedad de Cabadas | 83,323 | Michoacán |
| Tepeji del Río de Ocampo | 80,612 | Hidalgo |
| Matehuala | 77,328 | San Luis Potosí |
| Agua Prieta | 77,254 | Sonora |
| Cozumel | 77,236 | Quintana Roo |
| Silao de la Victoria | 74,242 | Guanajuato |
| Guamúchil | 72,500 | Sinaloa |
| Guanajuato | 72,237 | Guanajuato |
| Guasave | 71,196 | Sinaloa |
| San Francisco del Rincón | 71,139 | Guanajuato |
| Linares | 70,378 | Nuevo León |
| Valle de Santiago | 68,058 | Guanajuato |
| Santo Domingo Tehuantepec | 67,739 | Oaxaca |
| Montemorelos | 67,428 | Nuevo León |
| Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo | 67,408 | Guerrero |
| Dolores Hidalgo | 67,101 | Guanajuato |
| Tecate | 64,764 | Baja California |
| Sahuayo de Morelos | 64,431 | Michoacán |
| Puerto Peñasco | 62,689 | Sonora |
| San Andrés Tuxtla | 61,769 | Veracruz |
| Ciudad Hidalgo | 60,542 | Michoacán |
| Martínez de la Torre | 60,074 | Veracruz |
| Heroica Caborca | 59,922 | Sonora |
| Acámbaro | 57,972 | Guanajuato |
| Huauchinango | 56,206 | Puebla |
| Nuevo Casas Grandes | 55,553 | Chihuahua |
| Pátzcuaro | 55,298 | Michoacán |
| Sabinas | 54,905 | Coahuila |
| Rioverde | 53,128 | San Luis Potosí |
| Ciudad de Huajuapan de León | 53,043 | Oaxaca |
| Arandas | 52,175 | Jalisco |
| Huamantla | 51,996 | Tlaxcala |
| Uriangato | 51,382 | Guanajuato |
| Acayucan | 50,934 | Veracruz |
| Taxco de Alarcón | 50,399 | Guerrero |
| Zacapu | 50,112 | Michoacán |
| Pijijiapan | 50,079 | Chiapas |
| San Luis de la Paz | 49,914 | Guanajuato |
| Apizaco | 49,506 | Tlaxcala |
| Valladolid | 48,973 | Yucatán |
| Valle Hermoso | 48,918 | Tamaulipas |
| San Pedro | 48,746 | Coahuila |
| San Juan de los Lagos | 48,684 | Jalisco |
| Santa Ana Chiautempan | 48,030 | Tlaxcala |
| Tierra Blanca | 47,824 | Veracruz |
| Tlapa de Comonfort | 46,975 | Guerrero |
| Tizimín | 46,971 | Yucatán |
| Autlán de Navarro | 45,382 | Jalisco |
| Purísima de Bustos | 43,512 | Guanajuato |
| Moroleón | 43,200 | Guanajuato |
| Jerez de García Salinas | 43,064 | Zacatecas |
| Palenque | 42,947 | Chiapas |
| Izúcar de Matamoros | 42,936 | Puebla |
| Las Choapas | 42,693 | Veracruz |
| Empalme | 42,516 | Sonora |
| Cintalapa de Figueroa | 42,467 | Chiapas |
| Juventino Rosas | 42,264 | Guanajuato |
| Ocosingo | 41,878 | Chiapas |
| Comalcalco | 41,458 | Tabasco |
| Ciudad Constitución | 40,935 | Baja California Sur |
| Loma Bonita | 40,934 | Oaxaca |
| Pánuco | 40,754 | Veracruz |
| Santa Rosalía de Camargo | 40,221 | Chihuahua |
| Cihuatlán | 40,139 | Jalisco |
| Pénjamo | 40,070 | Guanajuato |
| Huejutla de Reyes | 40,015 | Hidalgo |
| Xicotepec de Juárez | 39,803 | Puebla |
| Los Reyes de Salgado | 39,209 | Michoacán |
| Ocozocoautla de Espinosa | 39,180 | Chiapas |
| Nueva Rosita | 38,158 | Coahuila |
| Perote | 37,516 | Veracruz |
| Paracho de Verduzco | 37,464 | Michoacán |
| Progreso | 37,369 | Yucatán |
| Villaflores | 37,237 | Chiapas |
| Salvatierra | 37,203 | Guanajuato |
| Santiago | 36,840 | Nuevo León |
| Ameca | 36,156 | Jalisco |
| Agua Dulce | 36,079 | Veracruz |
| Tala | 35,396 | Jalisco |
| Tlapacoyan | 35,338 | Veracruz |
| Tonalá | 35,322 | Chiapas |
| La Barca | 35,219 | Jalisco |
| Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz | 35,060 | Coahuila |
| Ixmiquilpan | 34,814 | Hidalgo |
| Maravatío de Ocampo | 34,381 | Michoacán |
| Parras de la Fuente | 33,817 | Coahuila |
| Zacatlán | 33,736 | Puebla |
| Calpulalpan | 33,263 | Tlaxcala |
| Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo | 33,068 | Nuevo León |
| Río Grande | 32,944 | Zacatecas |
| Ticul | 32,796 | Yucatán |
| Víctor Rosales | 32,721 | Zacatecas |
| Tenosique | 32,579 | Tabasco |
| Nueva Italia de Ruiz | 32,467 | Michoacán |
| Actopan | 32,276 | Hidalgo |
| Macuspana | 32,225 | Tabasco |
| Huixtla | 32,033 | Chiapas |
| Ciudad Fernández | 32,006 | San Luis Potosí |
| Amecameca | 31,687 | México |
| Cananea | 31,560 | Sonora |
| Huatusco | 31,305 | Veracruz |
| Chilapa de Álvarez | 31,157 | Guerrero |
| Champotón | 30,881 | Campeche |
| Miguel Alemán (La Doce) | 30,869 | Sonora |
| Escuinapa de Hidalgo | 30,790 | Sinaloa |
| Tantoyuca | 30,587 | Veracruz |
| Cosamaloapan | 30,577 | Veracruz |
| Puruándiro | 30,571 | Michoacán |
| Huatabampo | 30,475 | Sonora |
| Tlajomulco de Zúñiga | 30,273 | Jalisco |
| Puerto Escondido | 29,903 | Oaxaca |
| Pinotepa Nacional | 29,604 | Oaxaca |
| Escárcega | 29,477 | Campeche |
| Marfil | 29,375 | Guanajuato |
| Cocula | 29,267 | Jalisco |
| Tequila | 29,203 | Jalisco |
| San Fernando | 29,171 | Tamaulipas |
| Navolato | 29,153 | Sinaloa |
| Tecamachalco | 28,679 | Puebla |
| Pabellón de Arteaga | 28,633 | Aguascalientes |
| Ciudad Sahagun | 28,609 | Hidalgo |
| Tula de Allende | 28,577 | Hidalgo |
| San Felipe | 28,452 | Guanajuato |
| Ojinaga | 28,040 | Chihuahua |
| Apaseo el Alto | 27,991 | Guanajuato |
| Rincón de Romos | 27,988 | Aguascalientes |
| Catemaco | 27,615 | Veracruz |
| Gabriel Leyva Solano | 27,536 | Sinaloa |
| Abasolo | 27,389 | Guanajuato |
| Atotonilco el Alto | 26,874 | Jalisco |
| Misantla | 26,827 | Veracruz |
| Sayula | 26,789 | Jalisco |
| Apan | 26,642 | Hidalgo |
| Francisco I. Madero | 26,632 | Coahuila |
| Magdalena de Kino | 26,605 | Sonora |
| Teapa | 26,548 | Tabasco |
| Río de Teapa | 26,500 | Tabasco |
| Isla | 26,287 | Veracruz |
| Reforma | 26,257 | Chiapas |
| Santiago Papasquiaro | 26,121 | Durango |
| Ciudad de Allende | 26,065 | Nuevo León |
| Acatzingo | 25,811 | Puebla |
| Tecax | 25,751 | Yucatán |
| Felipe Carrillo Puerto | 25,744 | Quintana Roo |
| Tacámbaro de Codallos | 25,665 | Michoacán |
| Tejupilco de Hidalgo | 25,631 | México |
| Valle de Bravo | 25,554 | México |
| Mixquiahuala de Juarez | 25,510 | Hidalgo |
| Yuriria | 25,216 | Guanajuato |
| Ciudad Altamirano | 25,168 | Guerrero |
| Álamo | 25,159 | Veracruz |
| Encarnación de Díaz | 25,010 | Jalisco |
| Hunucmá | 24,910 | Yucatán |
| Costa Rica | 24,874 | Sinaloa |
| Tamazunchale | 24,562 | San Luis Potosí |
| La Isla | 24,558 | Veracruz |
| Arriaga | 24,447 | Chiapas |
| Jalostotitlán | 24,423 | Jalisco |
| Ébano | 24,296 | San Luis Potosí |
| Loreto | 24,260 | Zacatecas |
| El Salto | 24,241 | Durango |
| Jiquilpan de Juárez | 24,233 | Michoacán |
| Licenciado Benito Juárez | 24,185 | Sinaloa |
| Ometepec | 24,120 | Guerrero |
| San Miguel el Alto | 23,982 | Jalisco |
| Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz | 23,940 | Oaxaca |
| Yurécuaro | 23,843 | Michoacán |
| Ciudad Serdán | 23,824 | Puebla |
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