Pilcaya Pilcacyan | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Pilcaya la bella | |
| Motto: Pilcaya Cambia | |
  Pilcaya  Pilcaya | |
| Coordinates:18°42′N99°30′W / 18.700°N 99.500°W /18.700; -99.500 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Pilcaya |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Mayor | Mardonio Reyna Castañeda (PRD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.1 km2 (24.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 11,035 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
Pilcaya is amunicipality in theMexicanstate ofGuerrero. The municipal seat lies atPilcaya. The municipality covers an area of 62.1 km2.
Pilcaya is located 153 kilometers fromMexico City, 105 fromCuernavaca, 84 fromToluca, 68 fromTaxco and 5 fromIxtapan de la Sal. Pilcaya, ofNáhuatl origin, is from the Náhuatl word pilcacyan, place of a hanging object.[1]
Pilcaya is mainly an agricultural town whose main activity is the cultivation of gladiola flowers which growers sell in nearbyTenancingo andMexico City. There is also a recent surge in the building ofgreenhouses which mainly growtomatoes for sale inMexico City and the local market.
Sanctuary of La Imaculada Concepcion, whose construction was initiated in 1650 and is still in use.Parque NacionalGrutas de Cacahuamilpa.
As municipal seat, Pilcaya has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:La Concepcion, Cacahuamilpa, El Mogote, El Sauz, Crucero de Grutas, El Platanar, Juchimilpa, El Bosque, Nombre de Dios, Los Sauces, Santa Maria, Chimaltitlan, Amatitlan, Cuitlapa, El Uvalar, Tecuanipa, Chichila, Piedras Negras, El Transformador, and Santa Teresa. The population of the municipality of Pilcaya is 10,050 as of 2005. The municipality of Pilcaya is the only municipality in Guerrero to border both the state of Mexico and the state ofMorelos. It borders the municipio ofIxtapan,Tonatico,Coatepec Harinas andZacualpan in thestate of Mexico to the north and west. To the east it bordersCoatlan del Rio in the state ofMorelos. And to the south it bordersTaxco andTetipac both in the state ofGuerrero.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 11,035.[2]
