SPOTLIGHT: The Mexico City districts that receive most water per capita

The average consumption of water per capita in Mexico City is about 320 liters per day (l/d). However, water distribution in the city is very unequal.

While the residents of districts Tlalpan, Magdalena Contreras and Miguel Hidalgo receive an average of 500-550l/d, other districts with more people such as Iztapalapa, Venustiano Carranza and Gustavo A Madero receive an average of 200-230l/d.

"These are the two extremes of the distribution of water. These differences are due to the location of the districts, if they have local water bodies or if they get water from other sources, among other reasons," according to data on a government portal called Cuidar el Agua (conserve the water).

The district of Tlalpan, located in the south of the city, has 584,992 inhabitants, and every one receives 560l/d on average.

Each resident of Magdalena Contreras, with a population of 584,992, receives 554l/d.

The Miguel Hidalgo district, with a population of 354,803, is located in the north of the city. The area has many tourists and much economic activity, and receives 502l/d per capita.

Districts Milpa Alta, with 996,922 inhabitants located in south of the city, and Benito Juárez with 362,591 residents in the center of Mexico City, receive 410l/d and 406l/d per person, respectively.

LESS WATER

Venustiano Carranza receives 213l/d, and has a population of 465,571.

Iztapalapa, meanwhile, receives 235 l/d, and has a population 1.78mn.

And Gustavo A Madero, with a population of 1.2mn, receives 237l/d per person.