- Emiliano Zapata, Morelos
Emiliano Zapata is a city in the west-central part of the
Mexican state ofMorelos . It stands at coord|18|52|N|99|09|W|. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city is the sixth largest in the state of Morelos, with a 2005 census population of 39,702 inhabitants. The municipality reported 69,064 inhabitants and has an area of 64.983 km² (25.09 sq mi). The city was previously known as both San Francisco Zacualpan and San Vicente Zacualpan. It was renamed in honour ofMexican Revolution aryEmiliano Zapata .Another major community in the municipality is the city of
Tres de Mayo .References
* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_morelos Morelos] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MéxicoExternal links
* [http://www.municipiozapatamorelos.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Emiliano Zapata] Official website
* [http://www.morelos.gob.mx/ Gobierno del Estado de Morelos] Official website of State of Morelos
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