The county is located at 18º 32´North and 90º 07´ West at about 982 meters above sea level. At the north it has borders with Coatlán del Río, Tetecala and Mazatepec; at the South and Southwest with the State of Guerrero; and at the East with the municipality of Puente de Ixtla.

At the Rancho Nuevo village located in this county, there is an important artificial sea (presa) with a storage capacity of up to 2 million m3 of water.

Flora:
Casahuate, ceiba, cuajilote, tepehuaje, chapulixtle, mezquite, parota, huaje rojo y blanco, nopal, zopilote, huamúchil, copal, huizache, among other species.

Fauna:
According to official information, in this county live animals such as tejón, venado cola blanca, liebre, rabbit, coyote, comadreja, cacomixtle, tlacuache, foxes, skunk, armadillo, mapache, hurón, cuiniques, bats, pájaro bandera, chachalaca, urraca copetona, zopilote, aura, cuervo, lechuza, canoras y de ornato, many of these species are in danger of extinction.

The San Gabriel Las Palmas hacienda is a construction of the 16th century. At the end of the 18th century, the owner of the hacienda gave freedom to 500 black slaves in order to celebrate the birth of one of his sons. For this reason, these black workers fought on the side of the royal forces in the Independence War, fighting against the rebels (insurgentes).

During the epoche of colonialization, the village of Amacuzac belonged to the Marquesado del Valle de Oaxaca. Between the 16th and the 18th century it lost most of its territories as they were taken away by the San Gabriel Las Palmas hacienda.

Among the productive activities today agriculture hs to be highlighted. The municipality can be distinguished for the production of sorghum, which is appreciated for its quality in surrounding states. Another crop to highlight is the sugarcane, 100% of the sown area is irrigated.
The fruit growing activities are significant.
Livestock is in a developmental stage, but there are 1.400 hectares of natural pastures and plains which have not been exploited properly. The cattle is held under grazing conditions. The forage in the region include: Punta cane, rice grass and green corn stubble, as well as ground sorghum grain con rastrojo, pollinaza and limonite. From cattle breeds predominate Zebu, Holstein, Brown Swiss and Creole; Sheep Are peligüey race. There is a pig farm with approximately 250 Animals, which are landrace and durock yersey race.

Industry:

It is an activity that is practiced on a small scale, there are less than 32 establishments and these are classified as small and micro - Businesses: There are 17 nixtamal mills in all localities and colonies surrounding this municipality, 11 tortilladoras and 4 bakeries, as well as rustic brick and tile wall companies. There are also small production units for flakes French fries, popcorn, peanuts and chicharrón; It is important to stress small companies engaged in the manufacture of musical wind instruments, which are in the towns of Huajintlán and Teacalco, since about 28% of the total productively employed population work in this branch. As for the construction industry, in the town of Huajintlán there is a reservoir of raw material for the production of cement; and the river is a source of production for gravel and sand for construction. Travel: the municipality has places for the development of tourism, its attractive power focuses on the San Gabriel Las Palmas Hacienda and temple, as well as the one in Huajintlán. In Teacalco, is the Zoo called "Zoofari", which provides distraction for the family during the holy week hollidays Week and other traditional festivals, when there are carried out jaripeos In Morelos.

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Traditions: for the holidays of All Saints and faithful departed
It is customary to place an altar in the forefront of the houses, where the dead are offered food that they liked most, accompanied by Atole chocolate milkshake. In the regional feasts inhabitants Different localities of the municipality, shared responsibilities between participants and organiza different jaripeos (bull fights).

Music
The type of music of the region is called "Musica de Viento" (Brass Band) Traditionally it is played for the "Brinco of Chinelo." (typical dance)

Crafts
The handmade products characteristic for the municipality are: maracas, Panderos and güiros.

Tourist attractions:
The San Gabriel Las Palmas Hacienda is the most important tourist attraction of the county. It was built in 1525 and nowadays, it is sometimes used as a location for soap opera shootings as well as national and international movie productions.