Cuernavaca | |
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Ceety & Municipality | |
Coordinates: 18°55′07″N 99°14′03″W / 18.91861°N 99.23417°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Morelos |
Foondit | 1714 |
Municipal Status | 1821 |
Govrenment | |
• Municipal Preses | Jorge Morales Barud (2012-2015) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 151.2 km2 (58.4 sq mi) |
Elevation o seat | 1510 m (4,950 ft) |
Population (2005)Municipality | |
• Municipality | 349,102 |
• Seat | 332197 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code (of seat) | 62000 |
Area code(s) | 777 |
Website | (in Spaingie) /Official site |
Cuernavaca (Spaingie pronunciation: [kweɾnaˈβaka]; Clessical Nahuatl: Cuauhnāhuac [kʷawˈnaːwak] "near the woods") is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the state o Morelos in Mexico. Cuernavaca is recognisit as the equivalent o the Hamptons for Mexico Ceety's walthy.[1] The ceety is kent for its perfect wather an that frae ony elevation in the ceety ane can see that mony o the hames hae soummin puils.[2] It wis establisht at the airchaeological steid o Gualupita I bi the Olmec, "the mither cultur" o Mesoamericae, approximately 3200 year ago. The ceety is locatit aboot 45 minutes sooth o Mexico Ceety on the D-95 freewey.[2]