Village Coatlán del Río, Morelos Municipality of Coatlán del Río Northern Guerrero
Village of 546 people at 1,133 m, south of Coatlán del Río, two kilometres from Benito Juárez and the federal women's prison.
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How to get to Apancingo
- From Taxco: about 45 min by road (~39 km)
- Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 2 h by car to Taxco
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About Apancingo
The 2020 census counted 546 people in Apancingo (288 women and 258 men) living in 154 homes, at 1,133 m above sea level. The village has grown from 428 residents in 2005 and 504 in 2010. Nearly every house has electricity and piped water, about one in three has internet, and nobody was recorded as speaking an indigenous language. It is one of the southern villages of the municipality of Coatlán del Río, roughly 8 km in a straight line from the town hall.
The land is low scrub and dry hills of western Morelos. For the municipality as a whole the climate is warm steppe, with an average of 23.5 °C a year and about 717 mm of rain a year, concentrated in the rainy season, so the landscape changes a lot between summer and the dry months.
There is no monument to look for. What you find is a village of wide streets and pink garden walls, with a health centre of the Morelos health services. The nearest neighbours are Benito Juárez, about 2 km to the southeast, and the federal women's prison (CEFERESO No. 16), 2.3 km to the south; Contlalco is about 3 km away. The village has no hotel or restaurant, so it suits a stop on a drive through western Morelos rather than a destination of its own.
How to get to Apancingo
Drive from Taxco: 45 min, 39 km
From Cuernavaca it is about 36 km in a straight line and roughly 45 to 60 minutes by car (approx.). The usual route is the 95D toll road toward Acapulco to Alpuyeca, then federal highway 166 through Miacatlán, Mazatepec and Tetecala to Coatlán del Río, about 47 km from Cuernavaca according to Rome2rio. From the town hall to Apancingo it is about 8 km as the crow flies, a bit more by road: ask in Coatlán for the road south. Another landmark is the CEFERESO No. 16 women's federal prison, on the Amacuzac–Grutas de Cacahuamilpa road (km 6, per the SSPC directory), about 2 km from the village.
By bus, Pullman de Morelos runs from central Cuernavaca to Coatlán del Río about every four hours, around 75 minutes (Rome2rio; check times). From Mexico City you reach Cuernavaca from the Terminal Sur at Taxqueña. We found no published service from Coatlán to Apancingo, so a taxi or a local colectivo is the safest bet. Taxco is about 20 km in a straight line, roughly 25 minutes.
Directions to Apancingo on Google Maps
Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.
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From the nearest cities to Apancingo
- Taxco · 39 km by road, 45 min
- Cuernavaca · 58 km by road, 1 h
- Iguala · 73 km by road, 1 h 10 min
Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic or stops. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.
Visiting Apancingo: what to see and do
Walk the main street and notice the pink garden walls and the shade trees.
Look for the square and the health centre, where daily life gathers.
Look at the dry hills to the west, which turn green between June and October.
Continue to Benito Juárez, about 2 km southeast, and to Contlalco, 3 km away.
Go on to Coatlán del Río to see the municipal seat and the Chalma river.
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Tours & activities
Day trips and guided outings from Taxco often include Apancingo; with a local guide you can get there without a car.
Rental cars
Pick up a car at TLC (Toluca): about 2 h by road to Taxco, then 20 km more to Apancingo, on your own schedule.
Flights
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toluca (TLC), about 2 h by road from Taxco, the base for Apancingo.
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When to go to Apancingo mild
Apancingo shares the climate of Taxco, 20 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.
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Also close to
- Xochitepec · Morelos · 21 km away
- Tonatico · Estado de México · 26 km away
- Ixtapan de la Sal · Estado de México · 29 km away
- Malinalco · Estado de México · 30 km away
- Tlaltizapán · Morelos · 34 km away
Closest to Apancingo
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Benito Juárez · Village · 2 km away
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Contlalco · Village · 3 km away
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Michapa · Village · 3 km away
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Chavarría · Village · 5 km away
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Grutas de Cacahuamilpa · Cave · 5 km away
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Tilancingo · Village · 7 km away
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Coatlán del Río · Village · 8 km away
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Cocoyotla · Village · 8 km away
Near Apancingo
Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.
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