Yautepec de Zaragoza

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Zacatepec de Hidalgo
Coordinates: 18 ° 53 ′  N , 99 ° 4 ′  W
Map: Morelos
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Zacatepec de Hidalgo
Zacatepec de Hidalgo on the map of Morelos
Basic data
Country Mexico
State Morelos
Municipio Yautepec
Residents 42,731  (2010)
City insignia
Escudo de Yautepec.gif
Detailed data
height 1210  m
prefix 735
City Presidency Agustín Alonso Mendoza
Website yautepec.gob.mx

Yautepec (officially: Yautepec de Zaragoza ) is a city and capital of the Municipio Yautepec . It is located in the Mexican state of Morelos . At the 2010 census, Yautepec had 42,731 inhabitants.

Archaeological digs have shown that this area was originally inhabited by the Olmecs .

At the time of the Aztecs , Yautepec had great political importance and influence on several city-states. Yautepec was the largest city in the region and had a magnificent royal palace. The Aztec rule lasted until 1521. In that year the city was conquered by Hernán Cortés during his campaign around Lake Texcoco .

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