Emiliano Zapata, Morelos
Emiliano Zapata | |
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Parroquia de San Francisco de Asís | |
Location of Emiliano Zapata in Morelos | |
| Coordinates: 18°50′12″N 99°10′55″W / 18.83667°N 99.18194°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Morelos |
| Municipality | Emiliano Zapata |
| Named after | Emiliano Zapata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| Elevation | 1,249 m (4,098 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 64,084 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Emiliano Zapata is a city in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 18°52′N 99°09′W / 18.867°N 99.150°W. The city serves as the county seat (sede municipal) for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality is the sixth largest in the state of Morelos, with a 2020 census population of 107,053 inhabitants, and has it an area of 64.983 km2 (25.09 sq mi). The city of Emiliano Zapata had 64,084 inhabitants in 2020. The city was previously known as both San Francisco Zacualpan and San Vicente Zacualpan. It was renamed in honor of Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata.
Subsidiary county seats (ayudantias) are: Tres de Mayo, (population 20,950); known principally for its ceramic, Tezoyuca (population 5,501); where a cement factory and a water park are located, Tetecalita (population 3,963), Tepetzingo (population 2,292) and Tetecalita (population 3,963).