Chilpancingo
Chilpancingo de los Bravo | |
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 cathedral | |
| Nickname: Ciudad Bravo | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Chilpancingo de los Bravo |
| Founded | November 1, 1591 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Héctor Astudillo Flores (2009-2012, PRI) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 2,338.4 km2 (902.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 166,796 |
| • Municipality | 214,219 |
| • Demonym | Chilpancingueño |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 39000 |
| Area code | 747 |
| Website | chilpancingo.gob.mx |
Chilpancingo de los Bravo ([tʃilpanˈsiŋɡo ðe loz ˈβɾaβo]) (also known as Chilpancingo) is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. It is located at 17°33′0″N 99°30′0″W / 17.55000°N 99.50000°W. In the 2005 census the population of the city was 166,796. Its surrounding municipality, of which it is municipal seat, had a population of 214,219 persons. The municipality has an area of 2,338.4 km2 (902.9 sq mi) in the south-central part of the state.
The city is on Mexican Federal Highway 95 which connects Acapulco to Mexico City.
Chilpancingo is where the National Congress met in 1813 to discuss Mexico's future as an independent nation.
On April 27, 2009 an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 was centered near Chilpancingo.
References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Guerrero Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Chilpancingo de los Bravo Official website
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