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

Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...

Guerrero Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...

. 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