Xochitepec is a
municipio (
municipality) of the
state of
Morelos, in central
Mexico. Xochitepec is also the name of its principal township and seat of the municipal government. It is located approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) to the south of the capital of Morelos,
Cuernavaca, on the southern outskirts of that city's greater
metropolitan area.