Pilcaya (municipality)

Pilcaya
Pilcacyan
Nickname: 
Pilcaya la bella
Motto: 
Pilcaya Cambia
Pilcaya
Pilcaya
Coordinates: 18°42′N 99°30′W / 18.700°N 99.500°W / 18.700; -99.500
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
Municipal seatPilcaya
Government
  Municipal MayorMardonio Reyna Castañeda (PRD)
Area
  Total
62.1 km2 (24.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
11,035
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

Pilcaya is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Pilcaya. The municipality covers an area of 62.1 km².

Pilcaya is located 153 kilometers from Mexico City, 105 from Cuernavaca, 84 from Toluca, 68 from Taxco and 5 from Ixtapan de la Sal. Pilcaya, of Náhuatl origin, is from the Náhuatl word pilcacyan, place of a hanging object.