Mochitlán

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Mochitlán
Municipal seat and city
Mochitlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°27′N 99°29′W / 17.450°N 99.483°W / 17.450; -99.483Coordinates: 17°27′N 99°29′W / 17.450°N 99.483°W / 17.450; -99.483
Country  Mexico
State Guerrero
Municipality Mochitlán

Mochitlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Mochitlán, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico.[1]"Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico"</ref>

Previously it was called Nochistlán, which in Nahuatl means "Royal Paradise", a name that was changed to Mochitlán.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008
  2. ↑ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico"
Guerrero State of Guerrero
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