Morelos

Morelos
Free and Sovereign State of Morelos
Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos (Spanish)
Coat of arms of Morelos
Motto(s): 
Tierra y Libertad
('Land and Liberty')
(Coat of arms: La tierra volverá a quienes la trabajan con sus manos [The land will be returned to those who work it with their hands])
Anthem: Marcha Morelense
State of Morelos within Mexico
State of Morelos within Mexico
Coordinates: 18°45′N 99°4′W / 18.750°N 99.067°W / 18.750; -99.067[1]
CountryMexico
CapitalCuernavaca
Largest CityCuernavaca
Municipalities36
Admission17 April 1869[2]
Order27th
Named forJosé María Morelos
Government
 • GovernorCuauhtémoc Blanco (MORENA)
 • Senators[3]Lucía Virginia Meza Guzmán PRI
Sergio Pérez Flores Morena
Ángel García Yáñez PRI
 • Deputies[4]
Area
 • Total4,893 km2 (1,889 sq mi)
 • Water11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
 Ranked 30th
Elevation
1,418 m (4,652 ft)
Highest elevation5,419 m (17,779 ft)
Lowest elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total1,971,520
 • Rank23rd
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
  • Rank2nd
DemonymMorelense
GDP
 • TotalMXN 314 billion
(US$15.6 billion) (2022)
 • Per capita(US$7,861) (2022)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
62
Area code
ISO 3166 codeMX-MOR
HDIIncrease 0.775 high Ranked 18th
WebsiteOfficial Web Site

Morelos (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈɾelos] ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is a landlocked state located in south-central Mexico. It is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities[11][12] and its capital city is Cuernavaca.

Morelos is bordered by Mexico City to the north, and by the states of México to the northeast and northwest, Puebla to the east and Guerrero to the southwest.

Morelos is the second-smallest state in the nation, just after Tlaxcala. It was part of a very large province, the State of Mexico, until 1869 when Benito Juárez decreed that its territory would be separated and named in honor of José María Morelos y Pavón, who defended the city of Cuautla from royalist forces during the Mexican War of Independence. Most of the state enjoys a warm climate year-round, which is good for the raising of sugar cane and other crops. Morelos has attracted visitors from the Valley of Mexico since Aztec times.

The state is also known for the Chinelos, a type of costumed dancer that appears at festivals, especially Carnival, which is celebrated in a number of communities in the state. It is also home to the Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl, a designated World Heritage Site.

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  2. ^ "Se crea el Estado de Morelos" [Creation of the State of Morelos] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Senadores por Entidad Federativa:Morelos" [Senators by federal entity:Morelos] (in Spanish). Senado.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ellos son los diputados federales que ganaron las elecciones en Morelos" [These are the federal deputies who won the elections in Morelos] (in Spanish). Cadena Sur Multimedios. 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Resumen". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "CEAGUA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Relieve". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  8. ^ "Anuario estadístico y geográfico de Morelos 2017" (PDF). INEGI. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. ^ "México en cifras". January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. ^ Citibanamex (13 June 2023). "Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Sólo son tres los nuevos municipios indígenas en Morelos" [There are only three new Indigenous municipalities in Morelos] (in Spanish). En Serio Noticias. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Solo aprobaron a tres nuevos Indigenous municipalities" [Only three new Indigenous municipalities approved] (in Spanish). 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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