Juchitán
Municipality of Juchitán in Guerrero
Municipality of Juchitán in Guerrero
Juchitán is located in Mexico
Juchitán
Juchitán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°37′N 98°38′W / 16.617°N 98.633°W / 16.617; -98.633
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
Municipal seatJuchitán
Area
  Total1,142 km2 (441 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total6,240

Juchitán is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Juchitán. Founded in 2004, it is one of the newest municipalities in Guerrero.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,240.[1]

The municipality of Juchitán was created on 5 March 2004 with its excision from the municipality of Azoyú; as of February 2008, it was Guerrero's newest municipality.

References

  1. "Juchitán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2008.


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