Coyuca de Catalán (municipality)
Coyuca de Catalán is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Coyuca de Catalán. The municipality covers an area of 921.9 km².
Coyuca de Catalán | |
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 Municipality of Coyuca de Catalán in Guerrero | |
  Coyuca de Catalán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°43′N 100°38′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Coyuca de Catalán |
| Area | |
| • Total | 921.9 km2 (355.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 41,975 |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 41,975.[1]
There were 234 confirmed cases and 24 deaths related to the COVID-19 as of February 24, 2021.[2]
Geography
Towns and villages
In 2005 there were 376 settlements. The largest are as follows:
| Localidad | Población |
|---|---|
| Total Municipio | 41,975 |
| Coyuca de Catalán | 7,435 |
| Amuco de la Reforma | 2,661 |
| Paso de Arena | 2,272 |
| Placeres del Oro | 1,693 |
| Santa Teresa | 1,454 |
| Patambo | 1,076 |
| Santo Domingo | 1,442 |
Administration
Municipal presidents
| President | Period |
|---|---|
| Enrique Gomezcaña Nájera | 1963-1965 |
| Joel Antuñez Barrera | 1966-1968 |
| José Garibaldi Gómez Huerta | 1969-1971 |
| Humberto Nàjera Gomezcaña | 1972-1974 |
| Alicia Buitrón Brugada | 1975-1977 |
| Luis Brugada Echeverría | 1978-1980 |
| Celestino Araujo Goicochea | 1981-1983 |
| José Gómez Suazo | 1984-1986 |
| Ignacio Domínguez Morales | 1987-1989 |
| Salathiel Romero Martínez | 1990-1993 |
| Martín Montaño Buitrón | 1993-1996 |
| Abel Echeverría Pineda | 1996-1999 |
| Rafael Higuera Sandoval | 1999-2002 |
| Alfonso Manjarrez Gómez | 2002-2005 |
| Andrés Peralta Santamaría (Interino) | 2005 |
| Felipe de Jesús Cabrera González (Interino) | 2005 |
| Orbelín Pineda Maldonado | 2005-2008 |
| Francisco Chávez Araujo (Interino) | 2008 |
| Elí Camacho Goichochea | 2009-2012 |
| Gerzain Chávez Gómez (Interino) | 2012 |
| Rey Hilario Serrano | 2012-2015 |
| Abel Montufar Mendoza | 2015-2018 |
| Juvenal Pineda Pineda (Interino) | 2018 |
| Eusebio Echeverría Tabares | 2018-2021 |
Organized crime
A group of gunmen entered Puerto El Bálsamo, burning 60 houses and looting 15 vinatas (mezcal factories) in 2020. 320 mezcal producers left the town of Zihuaquio on January 26, 2020 after attacks by criminal groups operating in the area. Mezcal provides income in several towns, but due to constant confrontations between alleged drug traffickers, people have had to leave and cannot harvest their crops.[3]
Two women who had been kidnapped by La Familia Michoacana and eight members of the cartel were killed in a confrontation between members of the cartel and townspeople of Hacienda de Dolores on February 25, 2021.[4]
Residents of Los Guajes de Ayala used social media in June 2021 to ask for federal help after three days of being held hostage by La Familia Michoacana. The area is in the middle of the gold and the drug trade.[5]
References
- "Coyuca de Benítez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- "Coronavirus (COVID-19) en Coyuca de Catalán, Guerrero". gncys.com (in Mexican Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- Ocampo Arista, Sergio (March 1, 2021). "Destruye la delincuencia la industria del mezcal en Zihuaquio". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- "Enfrenta pueblo guerrerense a La Familia Michoacana; ocho muertos". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Sitiados por el crimen organizado, piden auxilio pobladores de Coyuca de Catalán". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
