In which Mexico City district was Frida Kahlo born?

Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacán, a historic district of Mexico City.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Coyoacán was a town on the southern edge of Mexico City rather than the densely urban neighborhood it is today. Kahlo spent much of her life there, and the district became inseparable from her biography and artistic legacy.

Her family home, Casa Azul, stood in Coyoacán and is now the Museo Frida Kahlo. The museum preserves rooms, personal possessions, clothing, and artworks connected with the painter. Coyoacán’s colonial streets and plazas also helped make the area a major destination for visitors interested in Mexican history and art.

Coyoacán is sometimes described simply as Frida Kahlo’s neighborhood, but it is officially one of Mexico City’s boroughs, known in Spanish as a demarcación territorial. The answer is the district, not the museum or the house itself.