Mochitlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Mochitlán, in the state of

Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...

, south-western

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. Previously it was called Nochistlán, which in Nahuatl means "Royal Paradise", a name that was changed to Mochitlán."Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico"
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Populated places in Guerrero {{Guerrero-geo-stub