Huitzilac

Huitzilac is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 19°01′42″N 99°16′02″W / 19.02833°N 99.26722°W / 19.02833; -99.26722Coordinates: 19°01′42″N 99°16′02″W / 19.02833°N 99.26722°W / 19.02833; -99.26722 and at an altitude of 2,561 m. (8,402 ft.) above sea level.

The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. With a 2010 census population of 4,568 inhabitants, it is the second-largest city (locality) in the municipality, after the town of Tres Marías 19°03′15″N 99°14′30″W / 19.05417°N 99.24167°W / 19.05417; -99.24167.

The municipality reported 17,340 inhabitants in the 2010 census.

The name is a Spanish-language adaptation of a Nahuatl toponym meaning "in the water of the humming-birds".

The municipality

The municipality is one of 17 municipalities that border Mexico City. It borders the capital city's southside boroughs of Milpa Alta and Tlalpan.

Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[1]

Name 2010 Census Population
Tres Marías 6,160
Huitzilac 4,568
Coajomulco 2,089
Real Montecassino 364
Fraccionamiento Sierra Encantada 349
Total Municipality 17,340

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