Municipalities of Morelos

Map of Mexico with Morelos highlighted
Map of Mexico with Morelos highlighted
Municipalities of Morelos in 2010
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 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] The creation of the four newest municipalities (Coatetelco, Xoxocotla, Hueyapan and Tetelcingo) was approved on November 9, 2017, by the state legislature and became effective on January 1, 2019.[6] However, due to objections by authorities in Cuautla, it was decided on July 26, 2018, that Tetelcingo would not be created.[7][8]

Municipalities

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  • Largest municipalities in Morelos by population
  • Palacio de Cortés, Cuernavaca
    Cuernavaca, the state capital and most populous municipality in Morelos
  • Ex-Convento Santiago Apóstol, Jiutepec
    Jiutepec, second largest municipality by population in Morelos
  • Zapata statue, Cuautla
    Cuautla, third most populous municipality in Morelos
  • Xochicalco ruins
    Temixco, fourth largest municipality by population in Morelos

†  State capital

Municipalities of Morelos
Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1] 		Population
(2010)[9] 		Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020) 		Incorporation date[10][a]
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[b] Ciudad Ayala 89,834 78,866 +13.9% 368.3 142.2 243.9/km2 (631.7/sq mi) May 13, 1868
Coatetelco[c] Coatetelco 11,347 — — 51.6 19.9 219.9/km2 (569.5/sq mi) January 1, 2019[6]
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[d] Hueyapan 7,855 — — 19.2 7.4 409.1/km2 (1,059.6/sq mi) January 1, 2019[6]
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[e] 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[f] 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[g] 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[h] Xoxocotla 27,805 — — 61.7 23.8 450.6/km2 (1,167.2/sq mi) January 1, 2019[6]
Yautepec Yautepec de Zaragoza 105,780 97,827 +8.1% 179.6 69.3 589.0/km2 (1,525.4/sq mi) 1826
Yecapixtla[i] 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

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  1. ^ For dates where only the year is mentioned, the actual creation date is unknown and the earliest year in which the municipality is referred to is listed.[10]
  2. ^ Ayala was originally incorporated as San José Mapaxtlán, changing its name on December 5, 1882.[10]
  3. ^ There is no 2010 census population figure as Coatetelco was created in 2019 out of Miacatlán.[6]
  4. ^ There is no 2010 census data as Hueyapan was created in 2019 by the partition of Tetela del Volcán.[6]
  5. ^ The decline in population can, in part, be attributed to the partition of the municipality in 2019 for the creation of Coatetelco.
  6. ^ The decline in population can, in part, be attributed to the partition of the municipality in 2019 for the creation of Xoxocotla.[6]
  7. ^ The decline in population can, in part, be attributed to the partition of the municipality in 2019 for the creation of Hueyapan.
  8. ^ There is no 2010 census population figure as Xoxocotla was created in 2019 out of Puente de Ixtla.
  9. ^ Yecapixtla was originally incorporated as Ayacapiztla, changing its name on June 2, 1849.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 – SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "México en cifras – Medio Ambiente" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
  5. ^ a b Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. International Business Publications. 2009. p. 42. ISBN 9781433070303.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Habrá a partir de 2019 4 municipios indígenas en Morelos". Diario de Morelos (in Spanish). November 9, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Sólo aprobaron a tres nuevos municipios indígenas" (in Spanish). La Jornada Morelos. July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sólo son tres los nuevos municipios indígenas en Morelos" (in Spanish). En Serio Noticias. July 26, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 – SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d Estado de Morelos División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1502-2.
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