Chilpancingo de los Bravo (municipality)
Municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero
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Chilpancingo de los Bravo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat is Chilpancingo de los Bravo.
Country
Mexico
MexicoChilpancingo de los Bravo | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Chilpancingo de los Bravo Location within Guerrero  Chilpancingo de los Bravo Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°11′N 99°29′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Chilpancingo |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Gustavo Alarcón Herrera (PAN) |
| • Federal electoral district | Guerrero's 7th |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,338.4 km2 (902.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 214,219 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Zona Centro) |
Geography
The municipality is within the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range. It covers an area of 2,338.4 square kilometres (902.9 mi2).
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 214,219.[1]
Towns and villages
The municipality has 114 localities. The largest are as follows:
| Locality | Population |
|---|---|
| Total Municipio | 214,219 |
| Chilpancingo de los Bravo | 166,796 |
| Petaquillas | 7,627 |
| Ocotito | 6,212 |
| Mazatlán | 4,599 |
| Jaleaca de Catalán[a] | 2,578 |
| Palo Blanco | 2,288 |
| Julián Blanco | 1,956 |
