Morelos

For ither uises, see Morelos (disambiguation).

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
State
Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos
Banner Seal
Motto(s):  Tierra y Libertad (Land an Liberty)
Anthem: Marcha Morelense
State o Morelos athin Mexico
Coordinates: 18°44′51″N 99°04′13″W
Kintra	Mexico
Caipital	Cuernavaca
Lairgest Ceety	Cuernavaca
Municipalities	33
Admission	April 17, 1869[1]
Order	27t
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Marco Antonio Adame
• Senators[2]	Adrián Rivera Pérez Martha Leticia Rivera Graco Ramírez
• Deputies[3]	Federal Deputies • José Manuel Aguero • Rosalina Mazari Espín • Francisco Moreno Merino • Félix Rodríguez Sosa • Jaime Sánchez Vélez • Jesús Giles Sánchez • Jaime Álvarez Cisneros
Area [4]
• Total	4893 km2 (1,889 sq mi)
	Rankit 30t
Highest elevation [5]	5500 m (18,000 ft)
Population  (2010)[6]
• Total	1,777,227
• Rank	23rd
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
• Density rank	2nt
Demonym(s)	Morelense
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code	62
Aurie code	Aurie codes • 731 • 734 • 735 • 737 • 739 • 751 • 769 • 777
ISO 3166 code	MX-MOR
HDI	0.837 high Rankit 14t
GDP	US$ 7,557,552.968 mil[a]
Website	Offeecial 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.