Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero

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Ciudad Altamirano (prior to 1936, Pungarabato, a name of Tarascan origin) is a city in the "Tierra Caliente" region of the Mexican state of Guerrero. It serves as the municipal seat for the municipality of Pungarabato.

It stands on the Río Cutzamala, one of the main tributaries of the Río Balsas, at a height of 230 metres above sea level.

In the 2005 INEGI census, the city reported a population of 25,317.

The city's name honours Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, a 19th-century president of the Supreme Court and writer born in Tixtla, Guerrero.

Altamirano, Guerrero also has a paved airport named "Santa Barbara." The name comes from the sister town next to Altamirano, however most (if not all) people refer to it as simply Altamirano Airport, or "Aeropuerto Altamirano". The airport currently does not have any airline services, so the only ones flying on it are locals who own airplanes. Recently, a small military base has located at the airport.

Coordinates: 18°19′N, 100°39′W

[edit] References

• Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero at GEOnet Names Server
• Ciudad Altamirano, Gro. Enciclopedia de los municipios de México