Atoyac de Álvarez (municipality) explained

Atoyac de Álvarez
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Guerrero
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Atoyac de Álvarez
Area Total Km2:1638.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:60,680
Coordinates:17.05°N -105°W
Website:https://ayuntamientodeatoyac.gob.mx/

Atoyac de Álvarez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Atoyac de Álvarez. The municipality covers an area of .

Geography

Atoyac is located on the Costa Grande of the state of Guerrero, about 84km (52miles) west of the port of Acapulco, which is the main city of the state. It has an area of . It limits to the north with San Miguel Totolapan, Ajuchitlán del Progreso and General Heliodoro Castillo; to the east with Coyuca de Benítez; to the west with Tecpan de Galeana and to the south with Benito Juárez. The extreme coordinates of the municipality are 17 ° 03 '- 18 ° 32' north latitude, and 100 ° 05 '- 100 ° 34' west longitude.

In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 60,680,[1] up from 58,452 in 2005.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atoyac de Álvarez: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety . Secretaría de Economía . 9 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Atoyac de Álvarez . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . December 23, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030543/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/guerrero/municipios/12011a.htm . September 30, 2007 .