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Mexico City Opens Utopía Acatitla in Iztapalapa

The multi‑service complex is designed to deliver free health, education, culture and care services to underserved communities in the city’s east.

Overview

  • Clara Brugada inaugurated Utopía Acatitla on Sunday after a 119 million peso investment, and the complex will be open daily from 09:00 to 23:00 to serve residents with extended hours.
  • The facility sits on a recovered site of more than 16,000 square meters but was built on roughly 5,000 square meters because of engineering limits caused by subsidence and fissures.
  • Officials say the Utopía concentrates free services including primary care, dentistry, gynecology, a clinical lab, a mastograph, mental‑health care, a Centro Colibrí for addictions and a semi‑olympic pool with therapy areas.
  • Authorities estimate the project will directly benefit about 47,492 people in at least nine colonias and pueblos originarios, and it is the fifth Utopía opened under the current administration toward a goal of 100 across the city.
  • Construction required nearly two years of specialized geotechnical studies with UNAM and engineering experts, created about 1,000 formal construction jobs, and includes accessibility and community features such as a Casa de Día for older adults, communal laundry and a large nighttime garden to broaden use by workers and families.