Benito Juárez Municipality, Guerrero

Benito Juárez
Municipality

Municipality of Benito Juárez in Guerrero
Benito Juárez

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 17°11′N 100°30′W / 17.183°N 100.500°W / 17.183; -100.500Coordinates: 17°11′N 100°30′W / 17.183°N 100.500°W / 17.183; -100.500
Country  Mexico
State Guerrero
Municipal seat San Jerónimo de Juárez
Area
  Total 284.9 km2 (110.0 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 17°11′N 100°30′W / 17.183°N 100.500°W / 17.183; -100.500, 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.

References

  1. "Benito Juárez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved December 23, 2008.


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