Mochitlán

Mochitlán
Municipal seat and city
Mochitlán is located in Guerrero
Mochitlán
Mochitlán
Location in Mexico
Mochitlán is located in Mexico
Mochitlán
Mochitlán
Mochitlán (Mexico)
Coordinates: 17°27′N 99°29′W / 17.450°N 99.483°W / 17.450; -99.483
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
MunicipalityMochitlán
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Mochitlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Mochitlán, in the Mexican state of Guerrero.[1][2]

Previously it was called Nochistlán, which in Nahuatl means "Royal Paradise", a name that was changed to Mochitlán.[3]

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico"
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico"


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