Taxco de Alarcón (municipality)
Taxco de Alarcón | |
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The capital city, Taxco de Alarcón | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′N 99°29′W / 18.383°N 99.483°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Taxco de Alarcón |
| Area | |
• Total | 650.7 km2 (251.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 105,586 |
Taxco de Alarcón is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It covers an area of 650.7 km² and includes 121 communities. The municipal seat lies at Taxco de Alarcón. The population was 105,586 at the time of the 2020 census.
Less than 3% of the population of the municipality is of pure indigenous ethnicity according to the Census. The two indigenous languages spoken here are Nahuatl and Zapotec. It borders with the municipalities of Tetipac, Iguala, Teloloapan, Buena Vista de Cuellar, Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras and Ixcateopan as well at the state of Morelos.