General Heliodoro Castillo (municipality)
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General Heliodoro Castillo is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero
, in south-western Mexico
, located 34 kilometres from Chilpancingo
. The municipal seat lies at Tlacotepec
. This town is named after a prominent general. The municipality covers an area of 1,613.8 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 34,554.
Municipalities of Guerrero
The Mexican state of Guerrero is divided into 81 municipalities :...
, in south-western Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, located 34 kilometres from Chilpancingo
Chilpancingo
Chilpancingo de los Bravo is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. It is located at . In the 2005 census the population of the city was 166,796. Its surrounding municipality, of which it is municipal seat, had a population of 214,219 persons...
. The municipal seat lies at Tlacotepec
Tlacotepec
Tlacotepec is a city and seat of the municipality of General Heliodoro Castillo, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico. It is a town settled by the Aztecs, and it is where Doña Conchita was born....
. This town is named after a prominent general. The municipality covers an area of 1,613.8 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 34,554.