Chilpancingo
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| Chilpancingo | |
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| Official Name | Chilpancingo de los Bravo |
| Country - State: - Municipality |
 MexicoGuerrero Chilpancingo |
| Population (2005) | 166,796 city; 214,219 municipality hab |
| Altitude | msl |
| Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude: |
17° 33' N 99° 30' W |
| Foundation - Foundation: |
April 20, 1970 |
| Mayor | Mario Moreno Arcos |
| Political party | PRI |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 |
| Demonym | Chilpancinguense |
| Postal code | 39000 |
| Area code | 747 |
| Website: www.chilpancingo.gob.mx | |
Chilpancingo (formally: Chilpancingo de los Bravo) a.k.a. Ciudad Bravo is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. It is located at . In the 2005 census the population of the city of Chilpancingo was 166,796. Its surrounding municipality, of which it is municipal seat, had a population of 214,219 persons. The municipality has an area of 2,338.4 km² (902.86 sq mi) located in the south-central part of the state.
The city lies on Federal Highway 95 which connects Acapulco to Mexico City.
Chilpancingo is where the National Congress met in 1813 to discuss Mexico's future as a new nation.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Guerrero Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento de Chilpancingo de los Bravo Official website
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- Mapping from Multimap or GlobalGuide or Google Maps
- Aerial image from TerraServer
- Satellite image from WikiMapia
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