Miacatlán

Miacatlán

Miacatlán is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 18°45′N 99°21′W / 18.750°N 99.350°W / 18.750; -99.350.

The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 24,990 inhabitants in the year 2010 census.

The toponym Miacatlán comes from a Nahuatl name and means "place of abundant reeds for arrows". This is probably in reference to the two lakes in the municipality, Lake Coatetelco and Lake El Rodeo.

Also in the municipality: archaeological site of Coatetelco and Xochicalco.

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