Tlaltizapán
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Tlaltizapán de Zapata is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 18°4′N 99°07′W.
The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The toponym Tlaltizapán comes from a Nahuatl name and means tlal-tli (land), tiza-tl (white powder), pan ("on" or "over"); "on white land" or "feet on white land". The city is situated on a white hill.[1][2] De Zapata pays homage to the hero of the Liberation Army of the South during the Mexican Revolution.
The Municipality of Tlaltizapán de Zapata borders the Municipalities of Emiliano Zapata, Morelos; Yautepec de Zaragoza; and Ciudad Ayala to the north; the Municipalities of Ayala and Tlaquiltenango to the south; Ayala to the east; and Tlaquiltenango, Jojutla, Zacatepec de Hidalgo, Puente de Ixtla, Xochitepec. and Emiliano Zapata to the west. The municipal seat is located at an altitude of 950 meters above sea level.[2]
The municipality reported 52,110 inhabitants in the year 2015 census.[3]