Map of Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico

Taxco de Alarcón is a city in Guerrero, Mexico, with a population of about 50,399. It lies at 18.5546°N, 99.6059°W. Taxco de Alarcón is about 109 km (68 mi) southwest of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Iguala de la Independencia, 24 km to the south.

Taxco de Alarcón at a glance

Where is Taxco de Alarcón?

• The 5th largest city in Guerrero on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 01 min on the shortest day to 13 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Taxco de Alarcón

• Iguala de la Independencia — 24 km south
• Temixco — 52 km northeast
• Emiliano Zapata — 55 km northeast
• Cuernavaca — 57 km northeast
• Jiutepec — 58 km northeast
• Yautepec — 67 km northeast
• Cuautla — 76 km east
• San Salvador Tizatlalli — 78 km north
• San Mateo Atenco — 80 km north
• Toluca — 82 km north

Largest cities in Guerrero

• Acapulco de Juárez — 658,609
• Chilpancingo — 187,251
• Iguala de la Independencia — 118,468
• Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo — 67,408
• Tlapa de Comonfort — 46,975

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.