Over recent decades Jiutepec has merged into neighboring Cuernavaca so that on its northeasterly edges it forms one geographically contiguous urban area with the latter.

Nauhuatl-speaking people arrived in the state of Morelos in the 12th and 13th centuries, where they formed large, important domains such as "Xiutépetl.

During the colonial period, Jiutepec came under the jurisdiction of the Marquesado del Valle de Oaxaca.

[6] After Mexican War of Independence, upon creation of the State of Mexico, Jiutepec became a municipality in the District of Cuernavaca.

The town of Jiutepec was burned by federal troops in retaliation on May 8, 1916; 225 revolutionaries were summarily judged and shot by (Carrancist) General Rafael Cepeda (El Democrata May 10, 1916; cited in the book Zapata y la Revolución Mexicana.

On February 23, 2019, between 15 and 20 armed robbers interrupted a party in Jardín Real Quinta Búhos, robbed the party-goers of their things, and stole at least twelve cars.

[15] As infections passed 4,000 and deaths 900 in August, Jiutepec did little to prevent the spread of the virus and allowed large weddings wherein guests were not required to use face masks.

[18] El Texcal water park features water slides, swimming pools, diving pool, locker rooms, parking, restaurant, guided visits to the ecological zone, and mountain biking route.

[26] The Mexican colonial period glows in an old 16th-century sugar hacienda, founded by Hernán Cortés in 1530.

Known as San Antonio Atlacomulco, or Ex-Hacienda de Cortes this architectural piece of art is an example of the era of the conquest, its legends engraved in its great dry-stone walls and its historic past enveloped in lush vegetation and crystal-clear running water.

There are also frescos on the walls of the cloister and a painting of Cristo Negro (Black Christ) from the 18th century.

The hotel was originally the home of Barbara Hutton, the "poor little rich girl" who inherited the Woolworth five-and-dime fortune.

[31]web page in English Archived 2017-03-31 at the Wayback Machine There is a Carnaval on the 4th Friday of January in Jiutepec and another in Tejalpa after Ash Wednesday.

This is the largest and most important industrial park in the state with 120 factories and plants, concentrated in automotive, manufacturing, food, and chemical-pharmaceuticals.

Flowers are grown commercially and exported; Jiutepec is the largest grower of Poinsettias in the country.

ceieg Diagnostic Municipal 2015 pp 32-34, retrieved Dec 11, 2018 Archived December 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine