Morelos (Spaingie pronunciation: [moˈɾelos]), offeecially Free an Sovereign State o Morelos (Spaingie: Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is ane o the 31 states which, wi the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. It is dividit in 33 municipalities an its caipital ceety is Cuernavaca.

Morelos
Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos
Banner o Morelos
Banner
Official seal of Morelos
Seal
Motto(s): 
Tierra y Libertad
(Land an Liberty)
Anthem: Marcha Morelense
State o Morelos athin Mexico
State o Morelos athin Mexico
Coordinates: 18°44′51″N 99°04′13″W / 18.74750°N 99.07028°W / 18.74750; -99.07028
KintraMexico
CaipitalCuernavaca
Lairgest CeetyCuernavaca
Municipalities33
AdmissionApril 17, 1869[1]
Order27t
Govrenment
 • GovrenorMarco Antonio Adame PAN
 • Senators[2]Adrián Rivera Pérez PAN
Martha Leticia Rivera PAN
Graco Ramírez PRD
 • Deputies[3]
Area
 • Total4893 km2 (1,889 sq mi)
 Rankit 30t
Highest elevation5500 m (18,000 ft)
Population
 (2010)[6]
 • Total1,777,227
 • Rank23rd
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
 • Density rank2nt
Demonym(s)Morelense
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
62
Aurie code
ISO 3166 codeMX-MOR
HDIIncrease 0.837 high Rankit 14t
GDPUS$ 7,557,552.968 mil[a]
WebsiteOffeecial Wab Steid
^ a. The state's GDP wis 96,736,678 million o pesos in 2008,[7] amoont correspondin tae 7,557,552.968 millon o dollars, being a dollar wirth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).[8]

It is locatit in Sooth-Central Mexico. It is bordered bi the states o México tae the north-east an north-wast, Puebla tae the east an Guerrero tae the soothwast. Mexico Ceety is situatit north o Morelos.

Morelos is the seicont-smawest state in the naition, juist efter Tlaxcala. It wis pairt o the vera muckle province then State o Mexico till 1869, when Benito Juárez decreed that its territory wad be separatit an namit in honour o José María Morelos, who defendit the ceety o Cuautla frae ryalist forces durin the Mexican War o Unthirldom. Maist o the state enjoys a wairm climate year-roond, which is guid for the raisin o succar cane an ither crops. Morelos haes attractit visitors frae the Valley o Mexico syne Aztec times. The day, mony fowk frae Mexico Ceety spend weekends in the state or awn seicont hames thare, especially in the Cuernavaca aurie.

The state is kent for the Chinelos an aw, a teep o costumit dancer that appears at festivals, especially Carnival, which is celebratit in a nummer o commonties in the state. It is hame tae Tepoztlán an aw, a “New Age” toun an a Warld Heritage Steid, the Monasteries on the slopes o Popocatépetl.

References

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  1. "Se crea el Estado de Morelos" (in Spanish).CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "Senadores por Morelos LXI Legislatura". Senado de la Republica. Retrieved 28 Mairch 2010.
  3. "Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de Morelos". Camara de Diputados. Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2018. Retrieved 28 Mairch 2010.
  4. "Resumen". Cuentame INEGI. Archived frae the original on 2 Julie 2013. Retrieved 28 Mairch 2011.
  5. "Relieve". Cuentame INEGI. Archived frae the original on 3 Julie 2013. Retrieved 28 Mairch 2011.
  6. "Mexico en Cifras". INEGI. Retrieved 28 Mairch 2011.
  7. "Morelos". 2010. Retrieved 28 Mairch 2011.
  8. "Reporte: Jueves 3 de Junio del 2010. Cierre del peso mexicano". www.pesomexicano.com.mx. Archived frae the original on 8 Juin 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

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