Cutzamala de Pinzón

Cutzamala de Pinzón
Municipal seat and city
Cutzamala de Pinzón is located in Guerrero
Cutzamala de Pinzón
Cutzamala de Pinzón
Location in Mexico
Cutzamala de Pinzón is located in Mexico
Cutzamala de Pinzón
Cutzamala de Pinzón
Cutzamala de Pinzón (Mexico)
Coordinates: 18°28′1.66″N 100°34′46.6″W / 18.4671278°N 100.579611°W / 18.4671278; -100.579611
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
MunicipalityCutzamala de Pinzón
Elevation
278 m (913 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,717
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Websitehttp://www.cutzamaladepinzon.gob.mx/

Cutzamala de Pinzón is a city, and the seat of the municipality of Cutzamala de Pinzón, in the Mexican state of Guerrero. As of 2020 the city has a population of 4,717. It is located in the far northwestern part of the state, on the border with Michoacán.

Etymology

The name Cutzamala comes from a Nahuatl word cutzamallot meaning "rainbow"; hence, "Place of Rainbows.” It was known to Purepecha speakers as "Apatzingani,” which has the same meaning. An alternative theory suggests it is derived from the Nahuatl word cutzamatl, meaning "weasel."[1]

History

19th Century

The first battle in the Tierra Caliente region happened in Cutzamala in 1810. In 1860, during the Reform War, Cutzamala was besieged by the Liberals with a force of 4,500 men in the Siege of Cutzamala. The Liberals eventually won the town.[2]

Eutimio Pinzón, often considered the hero of Cutzamala, was the general who defended the town during the Second French Intervention in Mexico in 1874.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19001,835—    
19212,677+45.9%
19302,479−7.4%
19603,584+44.6%
19803,192−10.9%
20004,810+50.7%
20054,572−4.9%
20104,895+7.1%
20204,717−3.6%

The population of Cutzamala as of 2020 is 4,717.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Guerrero - Cutzamala de Pinzón". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ "Aspectos históricos". Municipio de Cutzamala (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ "Cutzamala De Pinzón (Guerrero) Cutzamala de Pinzón". mexico.PueblosAmerica.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-13.

18°08′02″N 99°49′52″W / 18.134°N 99.831°W / 18.134; -99.831