Miacatlán

Miacatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at [18°45′N 99°21′W].

The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 23,984 inhabitants in the year 2000 census.

The toponym Miacatlán comes from a Nahuatl name and means "place of abundant reeds for arrows". This is probably in reference to the two lakes in the municipality, Lake Coatetelco and Lake El Rodeo.

Also in the municipality: archaeological site of Coatetelco.

External links

http://www.e-morelos.gob.mx/e-gobierno/DirMunicipios/miacatlan.htm
http://e-municipios.e-morelos.gob.mx/miacatlan.htm

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