Guerrero
Municipal Palace
Municipal Palace
Coat of arms of Guerrero
Municipality of Guerrero in Chihuahua
Municipality of Guerrero in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 28°32′20″N 107°29′30″W / 28.53889°N 107.49167°W / 28.53889; -107.49167
Country Mexico
State Chihuahua
Founded1826
Named forVicente Guerrero
SeatVicente Guerrero
Largest cityLa Junta
Area
  Total5,603.6 km2 (2,163.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total39,626
  Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)

Guerrero is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Vicente Guerrero (aka Ciudad Guerrero). The municipality covers an area of 5,603.6 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 39,626,[1] up from 37,249 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 822 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: La Junta (8,930), Vicente Guerrero (7,751), Tomochi (2,818), classified as urban, and Basúchil (1,451), and Orozco (San Isidro Pascual Orozco) (1,263), classified as rural.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 462 localities. The largest are:

NamePopulation (2005)
La Junta8,702
Guerrero6,536
Tomochi2,404
Basúchil1,376
Calera1,134
Pachera848
Total Municipality8,010

Municipal presidents

  • (1989 - 1992): Luis Moya Anchondo
  • (1992 - 1995): Carlos Comadurán
  • (1995 - 1998): Alonso Domínguez Carreón
  • (1998 - 2001): Jesús Alfredo Velarde Guzmán
  • (2001 - 2004): Jorge Morales Morales
  • (2004 - 2007): Alonso Domínguez Carreón
  • (2007 - 2010): José Gabriel Almeyda Ochoa

References

  1. 1 2 "Guerrero". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Guerrero". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
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