| Benito Juárez | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipality of Benito Juárez in Guerrero | |
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Benito Juárez
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | San Jerónimo de Juárez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.9 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 14,444 |
Benito Juárez is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Jerónimo de Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 284.9 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,444.[1]
The municipality stands at , on the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo. It is drained by the Río Atoyac.
It was named in honour of 19th-century president and patriot Benito Juárez.