Xochitepec is a municipio 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 to the south of the capital of Morelos, Cuernavaca, on the southern outskirts of that city's greater metropolitan area. The municipality reported 68,984 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. 1.65% of the population speak an indigenous language.