Temixco | |
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City and Municipality | |
Coordinates: 18°51′N 99°14′W / 18.850°N 99.233°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Morelos |
Municipal Status | March 5, 1933[1] |
City | March 7, 1990[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Municipal President | Jazmín Solano[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 116,143 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal Code | 62580 (Temixco Center)[4] |
Area code | 777[2] |
Website | Official site (in Spanish) |
Temixco is the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 18°51′N 99°14′W / 18.850°N 99.233°W in the west-northwest part of the state.
The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The municipality reported 116,143 inhabitants in 2010, a growth rate of 1.5% for each of the previous ten years.[5] The municipality has an area of 87.869 km2 (33.926 sq mi).
Temixco is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Cuernavaca and 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Mexico City.[6]