Morelos

Capital

Cuernavaca

surface

4,950 km² (rank 30 )

population

1,777,227 (Rank 23 )

Population density

325.8 inhabitants per km²
(2010 census)

governor

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo ( PES )
(2018-2024)

Federal MPs

PES = 2
Morena = 2
PT = 1
(5 federal constituencies)

Senators

Morena = 2
PRI = 1

ISO 3166-2

MX-MOR

Postal abbreviation

Mor.

Website

www.morelos.gob.mx

Morelos [ moˈɾelos ], officially Free and Sovereign State Morelos ( Spanish Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos ) is a central state of Mexico . Morelos is located immediately south of the capital and also borders the states of México , Guerrero and Puebla . As the second smallest state in Mexico, it has 4950 km² and around 1.8 million inhabitants. The capital is Cuernavaca , Morelos is subdivided into 33 Municipios . Morelos was founded on April 17, 1869. The state was named after José María Morelos , a hero of the War of Independence.

Morelos is located at the transition from the Sierra Volcánica Transversal to the Depresión del Balsas . The highest point is the Popocatépetl , thanks to its climatically favorable location there are many health resorts in Morelos. Besides Cuernavaca, the most famous is Cuautla . The excavation sites El Tepozteco , Coatetelco and Xochicalco are also known .

Morelos is also the home state of Emiliano Zapata .

Population development

year	population
1950	272,842
1960	386.264
1970	616.119
1980	947.089
1990	1,195,059
1995	1,442,662
2000	1,555,296
2005	1,612,899
2010	1,777,227
2015	1,903,811

Web links

Commons : Morelos - collection of images, videos and audio files

State homepage (Spanish)

18.7475 -99.070277777778Coordinates: 18 ° 45 ′ N , 99 ° 4 ′ W