| Tierra Colorada | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal seat and city |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Guerrero#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: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Juan R. Escudero |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 10,502 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | Central |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 17.1656°N -99.5264°W |
Tierra Colorada is a city in the Central region of the Mexican state of Guerrero. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Juan R. Escudero.[1]
The name of this place comes from its red mountain soils. In 1849, General Juan N. Álvarez owned a hacienda in this region, which he named "Tierra Colorada", reflecting the area's characteristic soil. By 1854, the town was officially established with the name it still bears today.[2]
Located in the south-central part of the state of Guerrero, Tierra Colorada lies between the state capital, Chilpancingo de los Bravo, and the port of Acapulco. It is positioned at 17°10'08″N latitude and 99°31'19″W longitude,[3] with an elevation of 292 meters above sea level. The city is traversed by Federal Highway 95, which connects Mexico City with Acapulco.