Lagunas de Zempoala National Park

Lagunas de Zempoala National Park
Map showing the location of Lagunas de Zempoala National Park
Map showing the location of Lagunas de Zempoala National Park
LocationOcuilan, State of Mexico / Huitzilac, Morelos
Nearest cityMexico City
Coordinates19°03′21″N 99°19′12″W / 19.05587°N 99.3201°W / 19.05587; -99.3201
Area4,790 hectares (11,800 acres)
EstablishedNovember 27, 1936[1]
Governing bodySecretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources

Lagunas de Zempoala National Park is a natural protected area in Mexico that consists of a group of seven lagoons. In the Nahuatl language, "Zempoala" means "place of many waters." The park is located between the state of Morelos and the state of Mexico.

  1. ^ "27-11-1936 DECRETO que crea el Parque Nacional "Lagunas de Zempoala"" (PDF). conanp.gob.mx (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2006-05-26. Retrieved 2024-01-08.