Municipalities of Morelos
List of municipalities of Morelos
Map of Mexico with Morelos highlighted
Municipalities of Morelos in 2010
Morelos is a state in South Central Mexico that is currently divided into 36 municipalities . According to the 2020 Mexican census , it is the twenty-third most populated state with 1,971,520 inhabitants and the third smallest by land area spanning 4,878.9 square kilometres (1,883.8 sq mi).[ 1] [ 2]
Municipalities in Morelos are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico .[ 3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal ) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento ) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos ).[ 4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[ 5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees , although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[ 5]
The largest municipality by population is Cuernavaca , with 378,476 residents (19.19% of the state population), while the smallest is Tetecala with 7,617 residents.[ 1] The largest municipality by land area is Tlaquiltenango which spans 543.90 km2 (210.00 sq mi), and the smallest is Hueyapan with 19.20 km2 (7.41 sq mi).[ 2] On November 9, 2017, the state legislature approved the creation of four indigenous municipalities (Coatetelco , Xoxocotla , Hueyapan and Tetelcingo ), effective on January 1, 2019.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] However, due to objections by authorities in Cuautla, it was decided on July 26, 2018 that Tetelcingo would not be included in the list of new municipalities.[ 9] [ 10]
Municipalities
Largest municipalities in Morelos by population
Cuernavaca , largest municipality by population in Morelos.
Jiutepec , second largest municipality by population.
Cuautla , third largest municipality by population.
Temixco , fourth largest municipality by population.
† State capital
Municipalities of Morelos
Name
Municipal seat
Population (2020)[ 1]
Population (2010)[ 11]
Change
Land area[ 2]
Population density (2020)
Incorporation date[ 12]
km2
sq mi
Amacuzac
Amacuzac
17,598
17,021
+3.4%
117.2
45.3
150.2/km2 (388.9/sq mi)
May 13, 1868
Atlatlahucan
Atlatlahucan
25,232
18,895
+33.5%
79.4
30.7
317.8/km2 (823.1/sq mi)
December 18, 1932
Axochiapan
Axochiapan
39,174
33,695
+16.3%
141.5
54.6
276.8/km2 (717.0/sq mi)
November 12, 1898
Ayala [ a]
Ciudad Ayala
89,834
78,866
+13.9%
368.3
142.2
243.9/km2 (631.7/sq mi)
May 13, 1868
Coatetelco [ b]
Coatetelco
11,347
—
—
51.6
19.9
219.9/km2 (569.5/sq mi)
January 1, 2019
Coatlán del Río
Coatlán del Río
10,520
9,471
+11.1%
83.4
32.2
126.1/km2 (326.7/sq mi)
July 31, 1861
Cuautla
Cuautla
187,118
175,207
+6.8%
121.9
47.1
1,535.0/km2 (3,975.7/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca †
378,476
365,168
+3.6%
199.7
77.1
1,895.2/km2 (4,908.6/sq mi)
August 6, 1824
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
107,053
83,485
+28.2%
68.3
26.4
1,567.4/km2 (4,059.5/sq mi)
December 18, 1932
Hueyapan [ c]
Hueyapan
7,855
—
—
19.2
7.4
409.1/km2 (1,059.6/sq mi)
January 1, 2019
Huitzilac
Huitzilac
24,515
17,340
+41.4%
189.1
73.0
129.6/km2 (335.8/sq mi)
August 29, 1921
Jantetelco
Jantetelco
18,402
15,646
+17.6%
102.3
39.5
179.9/km2 (465.9/sq mi)
1826
Jiutepec
Jiutepec
215,357
196,953
+9.3%
55.9
21.6
3,852.5/km2 (9,978.0/sq mi)
1826
Jojutla
Jojutla
57,682
55,115
+4.7%
149.0
57.5
387.1/km2 (1,002.7/sq mi)
March 29, 1847
Jonacatepec
Jonacatepec de Valle
16,694
14,604
+14.3%
90.3
34.9
184.9/km2 (478.8/sq mi)
January 29, 1825
Mazatepec
Mazatepec
9,653
9,456
+2.1%
57.9
22.4
166.7/km2 (431.8/sq mi)
December 16, 1848
Miacatlán [ d]
Miacatlán
15,802
24,990
−36.8%
162.6
62.8
97.2/km2 (251.7/sq mi)
1826
Ocuituco
Ocuituco
19,219
16,858
+14.0%
86.5
33.4
222.2/km2 (575.5/sq mi)
1826
Puente de Ixtla [ e]
Puente de Ixtla
40,018
61,585
−35.0%
237.2
91.6
168.7/km2 (437.0/sq mi)
1826
Temixco
Temixco
122,263
108,126
+13.1%
102.8
39.7
1,189.3/km2 (3,080.3/sq mi)
March 5, 1933
Temoac
Temoac
16,574
9,087
+82.4%
37.1
14.3
446.7/km2 (1,157.0/sq mi)
March 17, 1977
Tepalcingo
Tepalcingo
28,122
25,346
+11.0%
368.6
142.3
76.3/km2 (197.6/sq mi)
1826
Tepoztlán
Tepoztlán
54,987
41,629
+32.1%
242.4
93.6
226.8/km2 (587.5/sq mi)
1826
Tetecala
Tetecala
7,617
7,441
+2.4%
67.7
26.1
112.5/km2 (291.4/sq mi)
1826
Tetela del Volcán [ f]
Tetela del Volcán
14,853
19,138
−22.4%
79.3
30.6
187.3/km2 (485.1/sq mi)
January 31, 1937
Tlalnepantla
Tlalnepantla
7,943
6,636
+19.7%
107.9
41.7
73.6/km2 (190.7/sq mi)
October 11, 1848
Tlaltizapán
Tlaltizapán
52,399
48,881
+7.2%
238.5
92.1
219.7/km2 (569.0/sq mi)
1826
Tlaquiltenango
Tlaquiltenango
33,789
31,534
+7.2%
543.9
210.0
62.1/km2 (160.9/sq mi)
1826
Tlayacapan
Tlayacapan
19,408
16,543
+17.3%
57.2
22.1
339.3/km2 (878.8/sq mi)
1826
Totolapan
Totolapan
12,750
10,789
+18.2%
60.0
23.2
212.5/km2 (550.4/sq mi)
1826
Xochitepec
Xochitepec
73,539
63,382
+16.0%
93.2
36.0
789.0/km2 (2,043.6/sq mi)
1826
Xoxocotla [ g]
Xoxocotla
27,805
—
—
61.7
23.8
450.6/km2 (1,167.2/sq mi)
January 1, 2019
Yautepec
Yautepec de Zaragoza
105,780
97,827
+8.1%
179.6
69.3
589.0/km2 (1,525.4/sq mi)
1826
Yecapixtla [ h]
Yecapixtla
56,083
46,809
+19.8%
173.2
66.9
323.8/km2 (838.7/sq mi)
1826
Zacatepec
Zacatepec de Hidalgo
36,094
35,063
+2.9%
30.7
11.9
1,175.7/km2 (3,045.0/sq mi)
December 25, 1936
Zacualpan
Zacualpan de Amilpas
9,965
9,087
+9.7%
53.8
20.8
185.2/km2 (479.7/sq mi)
1826
Morelos
—
1,971,520
1,777,227
+10.9%
4,878.9
1,883.8
404.1/km2 (1,046.6/sq mi)
—
Mexico
—
126,014,024
112,336,538
+12.2%
1,960,646.7
757,010
64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi)
—
Notes
^ Ayala was originally incorporated as San José Mapaxtlán, changing its name on December 5, 1882 .[ 12]
^ Coatetelco was created in 2019 out of Miacatlán, no population info for 2010.
^ Hueyapan was created in 2019 out of Tetela del Volcán, no population info for 2010.
^ The municipality of Coatetelco was created out of Miacatlán in 2019.
^ The municipality of Xoxocotla was created out of Puente de Ixtla in 2019.
^ The municipality of Hueyapan was created out of Tetela del Volcán in 2019.
^ Xoxocotla was created in 2019 out of Puente de Ixtla, no population info for 2010.
^ Yecapixtla was originally incorporated as Ayacapiztla, changing its name on June 2, 1849 .[ 12]
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