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Cuernavaca

City population
338,650
#60
in Mexico
#1
in Morelos
#1,693
worldwide
Mexico CityCuernavaca
18.926, -99.231 · 57 km from Mexico City
Share of Mexico
0.3%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,540 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Mexico City
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
IANA zone identifier

About Cuernavaca

Cuernavaca is a city in Morelos, Mexico with a population of 338,650. It is the 60th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 1,693rd largest worldwide. It lies 57 km from Mexico City.

Position in Mexico
#60of 625
LargestSmallest
Position in Morelos
#1of 16
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 16
Coordinates
18.926, -99.231
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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