Huitzilac | |
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  Huitzilac  Huitzilac | |
| Coordinates: 19°01′42″N 99°16′02″W / 19.02833°N 99.26722°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Morelos |
| Elevation | 2,561 m (8,402 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
Huitzilac is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 19°01′42″N 99°16′02″W and at an altitude of 2,561 m (8,402 ft) above sea level.
The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. With a 2010 census population of 4,568 inhabitants, it is the second-largest city (locality) in the municipality, after the town of Tres Marías.
The municipality reported 19,231 inhabitants in the 2015 census.[1]
The name is a Spanish-language adaptation of a Nahuatl toponym meaning "in the water of the humming-birds".