General Heliodoro Castillo Explained

General Heliodoro Castillo
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:Tlacotepec
Area Total Km2:1613.8
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:34,554
Timezone:Zona Centro
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:17.4333°N -146°W
Website:heliodorocastillo.gob.mx/

General Heliodoro Castillo is a municipality in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. It is located 34 kilometres from Chilpancingo, the state capital. The municipal seat lies at Tlacotepec.

The municipality covers an area of 1,613.8 km². In 2020, it had a total population of 37,254,[1] up from the 34,554 reported in 2005.[2]

The municipality is named after (1887–1917), a prominent Zapatista general.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Heliodoro Castillo: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety . Data México . Secretaría de Economía . 8 August 2024.
  2. Web site: General Heliodoro Castillo . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . December 23, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070401164758/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/guerrero/municipios/12032a.htm . April 1, 2007 .
  3. Web site: Historia . Municipio de General Heliodoro Castillo . 8 August 2024.