Chilpancingo de los Bravo is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat is Chilpancingo de los Bravo.
Chilpancingo de los Bravo | |
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Municipality | |
![]() ![]() Chilpancingo de los Bravo Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 17°11′N 99°29′W | |
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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 |
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]
The municipality has 114 localities. The largest are as follows:
Locality | Population |
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Total Municipio | 214,219 |
Chilpancingo de los Bravo | 166,796 |
Petaquillas | 7,627 |
Ocotito | 6,212 |
Mazatlán | 4,599 |
Jaleaca de Catalán[lower-alpha 1] | 2,578 |
Palo Blanco | 2,288 |
Julián Blanco | 1,956 |
Municipal president | Period |
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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 |
Florencio Salazar Adame | 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 |
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Chilpancingo (capital) | |
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