Mochitlán Explained

Mochitlán
Settlement Type:	Municipal seat and city
Pushpin Map:	Mexico Guerrero#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:	above
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Mexico
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Guerrero
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Mochitlán
Population As Of:	2005
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Timezone:	Zona Centro
Utc Offset:	-6
Coordinates:	17.45°N -128°W

Mochitlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Mochitlán, in the Mexican state of Guerrero.^{[1] [2]}

Previously it was called Nochistlán, which in Nahuatl means "Royal Paradise", a name that was changed to Mochitlán.^[3]

Notes and References

1. [Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía]
2. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/guerrero/municipios/12044a.htm&ei=cdxATKniMML78Abzu-gb&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCcQ7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMochitl%25C3%25A1n%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rlz%3D1R1DVFA_es___VE356%26prmd%3Div "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico"
3. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/guerrero/municipios/12044a.htm&ei=cdxATKniMML78Abzu-gb&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCcQ7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMochitl%25C3%25A1n%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rlz%3D1R1DVFA_es___VE356%26prmd%3Div "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico"