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Cuernavaca

Central America

Cuernavaca is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Morelos. Along with Chalcatzingo it is considered one of the likely origin points of Mesoamerican civilization, with Olmec artworks from the city's Gualupita III archaeological site now displayed in Mexico City's Museum of Anthropology.

Facts
Population
341,029 1
Area (sq km)
151.2 1
Founding Year
1714 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1510 1
Latitude
18.918611 degrees north 1
Longitude
99.234167 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 2
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cuernavaca
  • Infobox, population_total
    341029 (1st in Morelos)
  • Infobox, population_as_of
    2020
  • Infobox, area_total_km2
    151.2
  • Infobox, established_date
    1714
  • Infobox, elevation_m
    1510
  • Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), latitude
    18.918611111111,-99.234166666667
  • Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), longitude
    18.918611111111,-99.234166666667
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Cuernavaca - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3529947
    18.9261 -99.23075 P PPLA MX 17 007 338650 1540 America/Mexico_City
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1540 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.75, -99.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.75, -99.25
18.75 -99.25 Aw
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Wikidata: Cuernavaca
Wikidata Q5793859, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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