| Official Name: | Pilcaya |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Guerrero#Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ellery Guadalupe Figueroa Macedo (PRI) |
| Established Date3: | December 5 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 10851 |
| Population Density Km2: | 174.73 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | Zona Centro |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 25.1°N -140°W |
| Elevation M: | 1610 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 40380 |
| Area Code: | 721[1] |
| Blank Name: | 721 143 9370 |
| Website: | http://www.pilcaya.gob.mx |
Pilcaya is a town and municipal seat of the municipality of Pilcaya in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It is located 153km (95miles) from Mexico City, 105km (65miles) from Cuernavaca, 84km (52miles) from Toluca, 68km (42miles) from Taxco and 5km (03miles) from Ixtapan de la Sal. The name "Pilcaya" is from the Nahuatl word pilcacyan, place of a hanging object.[2]
Pilcaya is mainly an agricultural town with a population of 4,899. Its main agricultural activity is the cultivation of gladiola flowers which growers sell in nearby Tenancingo and Mexico City. There is also a recent surge in the building of greenhouses which mainly grow tomatoes for the domestic market.
Sanctuary of La Imaculada Concepción, whose construction was initiated in 1650 and is still in use.Parque Nacional Grutas 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 of Morelos. It borders the municipio of Ixtapan, Tonatico, Zumpahuacán, Coatepec Harinas and Zacualpan in state of Mexico to the north and west. To the east it borders Coatlan del Rio in the state of Morelos. And to the south it borders Taxco and Tetipac, both in the state of Guerrero. The territorial extension of Pilcaya is 91.724km2. The population of the municipality as of 2005 was 10,851.[3]