Municipalities of Guerrero explained
Guerrero is a state in Southwest Mexico that is divided into 85 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, Guerrero is the 13th most populous state with inhabitants and the 14th largest by land area spanning 63803.42km2.
Municipalities in Guerrero are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution.[1] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[2] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[3] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
The largest municipality by population in Guerrero is Acapulco, with 779,566 residents, and the smallest municipality is Atlamajalcingo del Monte with 5,811 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Coyuca de Catalán which spans 3368.203km2, and the smallest is Alpoyeca which spans 94.18km2.
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Notes and References
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- Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL. es. INEGI. January 27, 2021. February 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210213043557/https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/scitel/default?ev=5. live.
- Web site: México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Querétaro. INEGI. es. February 12, 2021. March 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230307061806/https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/default.aspx. live.
- Book: 1996 . Estado de Guerrero. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995. . es . Mexico . INEGI . 970-13-1491-3 . February 2, 2021 . November 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105052243/http://internet.contenidos.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/integracion/pais/divi_terri/1810-1985/gro/GUERRERO.pdf . live .
- Web site: Iliatenco. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. December 23, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617100321/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/guerrero/municipios/12081a.htm. June 17, 2011.