Morelos | |
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| Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos | |
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| Motto(s): Tierra y Libertad(Land and Liberty) | |
| Anthem: Marcha Morelense | |
State of Morelos within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 18°45′N 99°4′W / 18.750°N 99.067°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | Cuernavaca |
| Largest City | Cuernavaca |
| Municipalities | 33 |
| Admission | April 17, 1869 |
| Order | 27th |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
| • Senators | Adrián Rivera Pérez Martha Leticia Rivera Graco Ramírez |
| • Deputies | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,879 km2 (1,884 sq mi) |
| Ranked 30th | |
| Highest elevation | 5,500 m (18,000 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 1,903,811 |
| • Rank | 23rd |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Demonym | Morelense |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 62 |
| Area code | |
| ISO 3166 code | MX-MOR |
| HDI | |
| GDP | US$ 7,557.55 mil[a] |
| Website | Official Web Site |
| ^ a. The state's GDP was 96,736,678 thousand of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to 7,557,552.968 thousand of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010). | |
Morelos is a state in south central Mexico. About 1,600,000 people live in Morelos. Its capital is called Cuernavaca.