Cutzamala de Pinzón
Municipal seat and city
Cutzamala de Pinzón is located in Mexico
Cutzamala de Pinzón
Cutzamala de Pinzón
Location in 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)
 • Total4,717
Time zoneUTC-6
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5
Websitehttp://www.cutzamaladepinzon.gob.mx/

Cutzamala de Pinzón is a city, and the seat of Cutzamala de Pinzón Municipality, 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

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