| Ayutla de los Libres | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipality of Ayutla de los Libres in Guerrero | |
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Ayutla de los Libres
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Ayutla de los Libres |
| Area | |
| • Total | 735.4 km2 (283.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 55,954 |
Ayutla de los Libres (Mixtec: Tatioo[1]) is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ayutla de los Libres. The municipality covers an area of 735.4 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 55,954.[2]
The name "Ayutla" comes from Nahuatl Ayotlan meaning "near the (place of abundance of) tortoises/turtles".[1] The sobriquet "de los Libres" ("of the Free") was added after 1854, because the town was the place where the Ayutla Revolution started on March 1, 1854, and where the Ayutla Plan was announced.[1]