Downtown Mexico City is about 45 miles [70 km] northwest of Popocatépetl, although some suburbs are as close as 25 miles [40 km].
Mehiko centrs atrodas aptuveni 70 kilometru uz ziemeļrietumiem no Popokatepetla, bet dažas priekšpilsētas no vulkāna šķir tikai 40 kilometru.