Pilcaya (municipality)

Pilcaya
Pilcacyan
Nickname: 
Pilcaya la bella
Motto: 
Pilcaya Cambia
Pilcaya
Pilcaya
Coordinates: 18°42′N 99°30′W / 18.700°N 99.500°W / 18.700; -99.500
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
Municipal seatPilcaya
Government
 • Municipal MayorMardonio Reyna Castañeda (PRD)
Area
 • Total
62.1 km2 (24.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
11,035
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

Pilcaya is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Pilcaya. The municipality covers an area of 62.1 km2.

Pilcaya is located 153 kilometers from Mexico City, 105 from Cuernavaca, 84 from Toluca, 68 from Taxco and 5 from Ixtapan de la Sal. Pilcaya, of Náhuatl origin, is from the Náhuatl word pilcacyan, place of a hanging object.