Tepalcingo

18°26′N 98°18′W / 18.433°N 98.300°W / 18.433; -98.300

Tepalcingo is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. It at 18°26′N 98°18′W / 18.433°N 98.300°W / 18.433; -98.300. The name Nahuatl root tekpa-tl (flint), tzintli (saves honor), tzinco (back of an individual), so in sum it means tekpatzinko "down or behind the flints".

Tepalcingo limits to the north with Ayala and Jonacatepec; to the south with Tlaquiltenango and the State of Puebla; to the east with Axochiapan and Jonacatepec; to the west with Ayala and Tlaquiltenango. It is 1,160 meters (3,810 feet) above sea level.

The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. It reported 27,187 inhabitants in the 2015 census.

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