Benito Juárez, Guerrero Explained

Benito Juárez
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:San Jerónimo de Juárez
Area Total Km2:284.9
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:14,444
Coordinates:17.1833°N -130°W

Benito Juárez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at San Jerónimo de Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 284.9 km2. The municipality is located at 17.1833°N -130°W, on the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo. It is drained by the Río Atoyac.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,444.[1]

It was named in honour of 19th-century president and patriot Benito Juárez.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benito Juárez. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. December 23, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20041222163811/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/guerrero/municipios/12014a.htm. December 22, 2004.