Chilpancingo de los Bravo (municipality)
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Chilpancingo de los Bravo is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero
, in south-western Mexico
. The municipal seat lies at Chilpancingo de los Bravo. The municipality covers an area of 2,338.4 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 214,219.
Municipalities of Guerrero
The Mexican state of Guerrero is divided into 81 municipalities :...
, in south-western Mexico
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. The municipal seat lies at Chilpancingo de los Bravo. The municipality covers an area of 2,338.4 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 214,219.
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 | 2,578 |
| Palo Blanco | 2,288 |
| Julián Blanco | 1,956 |
Municipal presidents
| Municipal president | Period |
|---|---|
| Darío Mirando Román | 1969-1971 |
| Elías Naime Nemer | 1972-1974 |
| Juan Alarcón Hernández | 1975-1977 |
| Magdalena Vázquez de Huicochea | 1978-1980 |
| Carlos León Román | 1981-1983 |
| Alberto Saavedra Ramos | 1984-1986 |
| Florencio Salazar Adame | 1987-1989 |
| 1990-1993 | |
| Jorge León Robledo | 1993-1996 |
| Héctor Astudillo Flores | 1996-1999 |
| Reyes Betancourt Linares (interino) | 1998-1999 |
| José Luis Peralta Lobato | 1999-2002 |
| Saúl Alarcón Abarca | 2002-2005 |
| Mario Moreno Arcos | 2005-2008 |