Guerrero Municipality, Chihuahua
Guerrero | |
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 Municipal Palace | |
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 Municipality of Guerrero in Chihuahua | |
| Coordinates: 28°32′20″N 107°29′30″W / 28.53889°N 107.49167°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Chihuahua |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Named for | Vicente Guerrero |
| Seat | Vicente Guerrero |
| Largest city | La Junta |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,603.6 km2 (2,163.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 39,626 |
| • Density | 7.1/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:
| Name | Population (2005) |
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| La Junta | 8,702 |
| Guerrero | 6,536 |
| Tomochi | 2,404 |
| Basúchil | 1,376 |
| Calera | 1,134 |
| Pachera | 848 |
| Total Municipality | 8,010 |
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
- ^ a b "Guerrero". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "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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