Juchitán (municipality) explained

Juchitán
Settlement Type:Municipality
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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:Juchitán
Area Total Km2:1142
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:6240
Coordinates:16.6167°N -136°W

Juchitán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Juchitán. Founded in 2004, it is one of the newest municipalities in Guerrero.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,240.[1]

The municipality of Juchitán was created on 5 March 2004 with its excision from the municipality of Azoyú; as of February 2008, it was Guerrero's newest municipality.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juchitán . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . December 23, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061030005508/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/guerrero/municipios/12080a.htm . October 30, 2006 .