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Huitzilac

Morelos, Mexico · North America

About Huitzilac

Huitzilac is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tres Marías, 26km from Malinalco.

Huitzilac is a town located in Morelos, Mexico. With a population of 4,568, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Huitzilac sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Huitzilac to your route.

About Huitzilac

Huitzilac is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 19°01′42″N 99°16′02″W and at an altitude of 2,561 m (8,402 ft) above sea level. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. With a 2020 census population of 5,347 inhabitants, it is the

Read more second-largest city (locality) in the municipality, after the town of Tres Marías. The municipality reported 24,515 inhabitants in the 2020 census. The name is a Spanish-language adaptation of a Nahuatl toponym meaning "in the water of the humming-birds".

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Where is Huitzilac located?

Huitzilac is located in Morelos, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.0298 latitude, -99.2679 longitude.

What is the population of Huitzilac?

Huitzilac has a population of approximately 4,568 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
4,568
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Morelos
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.0298, -99.2679

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Huitzilac

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Tepoztlán

A Morelos town under sheer volcanic cliffs, with a hilltop 13th-century pyramid to the pulque god reached by a steep hour's climb, a fortress-like Dominican convent, and a market known for exotic ice creams.

18 km · about 20 min drive

ancient ruins

Malinalco

Site of the Cuauhcalli, or House of Eagles: one of the very few temples in the Americas carved directly out of solid bedrock, reached by 400 steps up the Hill of the Idols above a quiet colonial town.

26 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Six Flags México

Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.

30 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Xochimilco Floating Gardens

A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.

31 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)

The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.

38 km · about 45 min drive

castle

Chapultepec Castle

A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.

44 km · about 50 min drive

museum

Museo Nacional de Antropología

The world's greatest museum of pre-Columbian art and archaeology, home to the Aztec Sun Stone and stunning Maya artifacts.

45 km · about 50 min drive

restaurant

Pujol

Enrique Olvera's Polanco restaurant, where the signature mole madre is a black mole reheated for thousands of days and served as a single ring beside a fresh one. Two Michelin stars; book months ahead.

45 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Huitzilac

  • 66 kmPaso de CortésThe 3,600-m saddle between the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, reached by a paved mountain road from Amecameca: the route Cortés marched into the Valley of Mexico in 1519.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Huitzilac.

Tres Marías

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 6,160

Coajomulco

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 2,089

Fraccionamiento Lomas de Ahuatlán

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 8,990

Villa Santiago

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 3,408

Lomas de Ahuatepec

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 1,040

Fraccionamiento Universo

🇲🇽 Mexico

11 km awayPop. 1,862

Colonia los Cerritos

🇲🇽 Mexico

12 km awayPop. 1,068

Cuernavaca

🇲🇽 Mexico

12 km awayPop. 338,650

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