Chilpancingo de los Bravo (municipality)
Chilpancingo de los Bravo | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Chilpancingo de los Bravo Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°11′N 99°29′W / 17.183°N 99.483°WCoordinates: 17°11′N 99°29′W / 17.183°N 99.483°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Chilpancingo |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Héctor Astudillo Flores(PRI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,338.4 km2 (902.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 214,219 |
Chilpancingo de los Bravo is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat is Chilpancingo de los Bravo.
Geography[]
The municipality is within the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range. It covers an area of 2,338.4 square kilometres (902.9 sq mi).
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 214,219.[1]
Towns and villages[]
The municipality has 114 localities. The largest are as follows:
| Locality | Population |
|---|---|
| Total Municipio | 214,219 |
| Chilpancingo de los Bravo | 166,796 |
| 7,627 | |
| 6,212 | |
| 4,599 | |
| [a] | 2,578 |
| 2,288 | |
| 1,956 |
Administration[]
Municipal presidents[]
| Municipal president | Period |
|---|---|
| Darío Mirando Román | 1969–1971 |
| Elías Naime Nemer | 1972–1974 |
| Juan Alarcón Hernández | 1975–1977 |
| Magdalena Vázquez de Huicochea | 1978–1980 |
| Carlos León Román | 1981–1983 |
| Alberto Saavedra Ramos | 1984–1986 |
| 1987–1989 | |
| 1990–1993 | |
| Jorge León Robledo | 1993–1996 |
| Héctor Astudillo Flores | 1996–1999 |
| Reyes Betancourt Linares (interino) | 1998–1999 |
| José Luis Peralta Lobato | 1999–2002 |
| Saúl Alarcón Abarca | 2002–2005 |
| Mario Moreno Arcos | 2005–2008 |
References[]
- ^ Jaleaca became Jaleaca de Catalán by decree 15 of 3 June 1889 in honour of the brave offer of Antonia Nava de Catalán in offering to sacrifice herself during the Mexican War of Independence.[2]
- ^ "Chilpancingo de los Bravo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ Acuña Cepeda, Mirtea Elizabeth (19 November 2017), "Antonia Nava de Catalán, la Generala", Ecos de la Costa (in Spanish), archived from the original on 1 December 2017, retrieved 2017-11-28
Categories:
- Municipalities of Guerrero
- Chilpancingo
- Sierra Madre del Sur
- Guerrero geography stubs