Municipalities of Guerrero

Guerrero is a state in Southwest Mexico that is divided into 81 municipalities.[1] According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Guerrero is the 13th most populous state with 3,540,685 inhabitants and the 14th largest by land area spanning 63,803.42 square kilometres (24,634.64 sq mi).[1][2]

Map of Mexico with Guerrero highlighted
Map of Mexico with Guerrero highlighted

Municipalities in Guerrero are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population in Guerrero is Acapulco, with 779,566 residents, and the smallest municipality is Atlamajalcingo del Monte with 5,811 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Coyuca de Catalán which spans 3,368.20 km2 (1,300.47 sq mi), and the smallest is Alpoyeca which spans 94.18 km2 (36.36 sq mi).[2]

Municipalities
  • Largest municipalities in Guerrero by population
  • La Quebrada, Acapulco
    Acapulco, Guerrero's largest municipality by population.
  • Town square in Chilpancingo
    Chilpancingo, capital and second-largest municipality.
  • Monumental Flag, Iguala
    Iguala, third largest municipality.
  • Playa La Ropa, Zihuatanejo
    Zihuatanejo, fourth largest municipality.

†  State capital

Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1]		 Population
(2010)[6]		 Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020)		 Incorporation date[7]
km2 sq mi
Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez 779,566 789,971 −1.3% 1,733.61 669.35 449.7/km2 (1,164.7/sq mi) August 6, 1824
Acatepec Acatepec 40,197 32,792 +22.6% 632.85 244.35 63.5/km2 (164.5/sq mi) March 23, 1993
Ahuacuotzingo Ahuacuotzingo 25,205 25,027 +0.7% 874.14 337.51 28.8/km2 (74.7/sq mi) 1826
Ajuchitlán Ajuchitlán del Progreso 37,655 38,203 −1.4% 2,000.88 772.55 18.8/km2 (48.7/sq mi) 1826
Alcozauca Alcozauca de Guerrero 21,225 18,971 +11.9% 471.45 182.03 45.0/km2 (116.6/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Alpoyeca Alpoyeca 7,813 6,637 +17.7% 94.18 36.36 83.0/km2 (214.9/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Apaxtla Apaxtla de Castrejón 11,112 12,389 −10.3% 628.88 242.81 17.7/km2 (45.8/sq mi) April 30, 1924
Arcelia[lower-alpha 1] Arcelia 33,267 32,181 +3.4% 756.47 292.07 44.0/km2 (113.9/sq mi) March 23, 1861
Atenango del Río Atenango del Río 9,147 8,390 +9.0% 559.76 216.12 16.3/km2 (42.3/sq mi) 1826
Atlamajalcingo del Monte Atlamajalcingo del Monte 5,811 5,706 +1.8% 147.00 56.76 39.5/km2 (102.4/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Atlixtac Atlixtac 28,491 26,341 +8.2% 575.33 222.14 49.5/km2 (128.3/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Atoyac Atoyac de Álvarez 60,680 61,316 −1.0% 1,454.17 561.46 41.7/km2 (108.1/sq mi) November 29, 1880
Ayutla Ayutla de los Libres 69,123 62,690 +10.3% 1,055.26 407.44 65.5/km2 (169.7/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Azoyú Azoyú 15,099 14,429 +4.6% 397.31 153.40 38.0/km2 (98.4/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Benito Juárez San Jerónimo de Juárez 15,442 15,019 +2.8% 230.71 89.08 66.9/km2 (173.4/sq mi) January 1, 1934
Buenavista Buenavista de Cuéllar 12,982 12,688 +2.3% 304.93 117.73 42.6/km2 (110.3/sq mi) January 17, 1934
Chilapa Chilapa de Álvarez 123,722 120,790 +2.4% 752.17 290.42 164.5/km2 (426.0/sq mi) August 6, 1824
Chilpancingo de los Bravo† Chilpancingo de los Bravo 283,354 241,717 +17.2% 2,187.80 844.72 129.5/km2 (335.4/sq mi) 1826
Coahuayutla Coahuayutla de Guerrero 12,408 13,025 −4.7% 2,653.49 1,024.52 4.7/km2 (12.1/sq mi) November 29, 1880
Cochoapa el Grande Cochoapa el Grande 21,241 18,778 +13.1% 622.64 240.40 34.1/km2 (88.4/sq mi) January 29, 1947
Cocula Cocula 15,579 14,707 +5.9% 446.83 172.52 34.9/km2 (90.3/sq mi) November 29, 1880
Copala Copala 14,463 13,636 +6.1% 297.57 114.89 48.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi) October 6, 1869
Copalillo Copalillo 15,598 14,456 +7.9% 734.84 283.72 21.2/km2 (55.0/sq mi) December 10, 1875
Copanatoyac Copanatoyac 21,648 18,855 +14.8% 307.63 118.78 70.4/km2 (182.3/sq mi) November 29, 1880
Coyuca de Benítez Coyuca de Benítez 73,056 73,460 −0.5% 1,816.84 701.48 40.2/km2 (104.1/sq mi) May 4, 1876
Coyuca de Catalán Coyuca de Catalán 38,554 42,069 −8.4% 3,368.20 1,300.47 11.4/km2 (29.6/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Cuajinicuilapa Cuajinicuilapa 26,627 25,922 +2.7% 633.77 244.70 42.0/km2 (108.8/sq mi) April 1, 1852
Cualac Cualac 7,874 7,007 +12.4% 239.99 92.66 32.8/km2 (85.0/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Cuautepec Cuautepec 17,024 15,115 +12.6% 315.04 121.64 54.0/km2 (140.0/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Cuetzala del Progreso Cuetzala del Progreso 8,272 9,166 −9.8% 374.21 144.48 22.1/km2 (57.3/sq mi) May 11, 1874
Cutzamala Cutzamala de Pinzón 20,537 21,388 −4.0% 1,339.79 517.30 15.3/km2 (39.7/sq mi) 1826
Eduardo Neri[lower-alpha 2] Zumpango del Río 53,126 46,158 +15.1% 1,253.31 483.91 42.4/km2 (109.8/sq mi) 1826
Florencio Villarreal[lower-alpha 3] Cruz Grande 22,250 20,175 +10.3% 285.34 110.17 78.0/km2 (202.0/sq mi) March 10, 1885
General Canuto A. Neri Acapetlahuaya 6,278 6,301 −0.4% 260.87 100.72 24.1/km2 (62.3/sq mi) December 30, 1953
General Heliodoro Castillo[lower-alpha 4] Tlacotepec 37,254 36,586 +1.8% 1,732.33 668.86 21.5/km2 (55.7/sq mi) March 15, 1850
Huamuxtitlán Huamuxtitlán 17,488 14,393 +21.5% 275.81 106.49 63.4/km2 (164.2/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Huitzuco Huitzuco de los Figueroa 36,593 37,364 −2.1% 1,331.81 514.22 27.5/km2 (71.2/sq mi) 1826
Iguala Iguala de la Independencia 154,173 140,363 +9.8% 572.50 221.04 269.3/km2 (697.5/sq mi) 1826
Igualapa Igualapa 11,739 10,815 +8.5% 195.78 75.59 60.0/km2 (155.3/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Iliatenco Iliatenco 11,679 10,522 +11.0% 241.06 93.07 48.4/km2 (125.5/sq mi) November 25, 2005[8]
Ixcateopan Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc 6,138 6,603 −7.0% 212.77 82.15 28.8/km2 (74.7/sq mi) 1826
José Joaquín de Herrera Hueycantenango 18,381 15,678 +17.2% 132.41 51.12 138.8/km2 (359.5/sq mi) November 10, 2002
Juan R. Escudero Tierra Colorada 26,093 24,364 +7.1% 410.16 158.36 63.6/km2 (164.8/sq mi) December 26, 1953
Juchitán Juchitán 7,559 7,166 +5.5% 254.64 98.32 29.7/km2 (76.9/sq mi) March 5, 2004
La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca[lower-alpha 5] La Unión 26,349 25,712 +2.5% 1,765.85 681.80 14.9/km2 (38.6/sq mi) August 6, 1824
Leonardo Bravo Chichihualco 26,357 24,720 +6.6% 723.04 279.17 36.5/km2 (94.4/sq mi) May 16, 1908
Malinaltepec Malinaltepec 29,625 29,599 +0.1% 474.49 183.20 62.4/km2 (161.7/sq mi) May 31, 1870
Marquelia Marquelia 14,280 12,912 +10.6% 211.45 81.64 67.5/km2 (174.9/sq mi) June 15, 2002
Mártir de Cuilapán[lower-alpha 6] Apango 18,613 17,702 +5.1% 617.32 238.35 30.2/km2 (78.1/sq mi) 1826
Metlatónoc Metlatónoc 18,859 18,976 −0.6% 603.60 233.05 31.2/km2 (80.9/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Mochitlán Mochitlán 12,402 11,376 +9.0% 514.27 198.56 24.1/km2 (62.5/sq mi) April 2, 1852
Olinalá Olinalá 28,446 24,723 +15.1% 709.19 273.82 40.1/km2 (103.9/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Ometepec Ometepec 68,207 61,306 +11.3% 604.68 233.47 112.8/km2 (292.1/sq mi) March 20, 1824
Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras Ixcapuzalco 7,076 6,978 +1.4% 295.15 113.96 24.0/km2 (62.1/sq mi) November 28, 1890
Petatlán Petatlán 44,583 44,979 −0.9% 1,978.09 763.74 22.5/km2 (58.4/sq mi) April 1, 1870
Pilcaya Pilcaya 12,753 11,558 +10.3% 162.79 62.85 78.3/km2 (202.9/sq mi) December 10, 1931
Pungarabato Ciudad Altamirano 38,482 37,035 +3.9% 126.72 48.93 303.7/km2 (786.5/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Quechultenango Quechultenango 36,143 34,728 +4.1% 848.28 327.52 42.6/km2 (110.4/sq mi) 1826
San Luis Acatlán San Luis Acatlán 46,270 42,360 +9.2% 1,101.36 425.24 42.0/km2 (108.8/sq mi) November 29, 1880
San Marcos San Marcos 50,124 48,501 +3.3% 1,160.38 448.03 43.2/km2 (111.9/sq mi) 1826
San Miguel Totolapan San Miguel Totolapan 24,139 28,009 −13.8% 2,378.57 918.37 10.1/km2 (26.3/sq mi) June 23, 1871
Taxco Taxco de Alarcón 105,586 104,053 +1.5% 652.73 252.02 161.8/km2 (419.0/sq mi) August 6, 1824
Tecoanapa Tecoanapa 46,063 44,079 +4.5% 699.86 270.22 65.8/km2 (170.5/sq mi) July 3, 1874
Tecpan Tecpan de Galeana 65,237 62,071 +5.1% 2,854.47 1,102.12 22.9/km2 (59.2/sq mi) October 13, 1811
Teloloapan Teloloapan 53,817 53,769 +0.1% 1,012.59 390.96 53.1/km2 (137.7/sq mi) 1826
Tepecoacuilco de Trujano Tepecoacuilco de Trujano 30,806 30,470 +1.1% 855.63 330.36 36.0/km2 (93.3/sq mi) 1826
Tetipac Tetipac 13,552 13,128 +3.2% 218.48 84.36 62.0/km2 (160.7/sq mi) July 1, 1872
Tixtla Tixtla de Guerrero 43,171 40,058 +7.8% 389.90 150.54 110.7/km2 (286.8/sq mi) August 6, 1824
Tlacoachistlahuaca Tlacoachistlahuaca 22,781 21,306 +6.9% 805.48 311.00 28.3/km2 (73.3/sq mi) May 11, 1872
Tlacoapa[lower-alpha 7] Tlacoapa 10,092 9,967 +1.3% 280.90 108.45 35.9/km2 (93.1/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Tlalchapa Tlalchapa 11,681 11,495 +1.6% 473.52 182.83 24.7/km2 (63.9/sq mi) October 20, 1851
Tlalixtaquilla Tlalixtaquilla de Maldonado 7,602 7,096 +7.1% 117.83 45.50 64.5/km2 (167.1/sq mi) December 13, 1944
Tlapa Tlapa de Comonfort 96,125 81,419 +18.1% 611.02 235.91 157.3/km2 (407.5/sq mi) March 20, 1824
Tlapehuala Tlapehuala 22,209 21,819 +1.8% 285.60 110.27 77.8/km2 (201.4/sq mi) November 5, 1947
Xalpatlahuac Xalpatlahuac 11,966 12,240 −2.2% 227.38 87.79 52.6/km2 (136.3/sq mi) November 29, 1880
Xochihuehuetlan Xochihuehuetlan 7,862 7,079 +11.1% 262.46 101.33 30.0/km2 (77.6/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Xochistlahuaca Xochistlahuaca 29,891 28,089 +6.4% 454.74 175.58 65.7/km2 (170.2/sq mi) May 27, 1837
Zapotitlán Tablas Zapotitlán Tablas 12,004 10,516 +14.1% 229.11 88.46 52.4/km2 (135.7/sq mi) March 25, 1870
Zihuatanejo de Azueta[lower-alpha 8] Zihuatanejo 124,824 118,211 +5.6% 1,472.67 568.60 84.8/km2 (219.5/sq mi) December 23, 1953
Zirándaro Zirándaro de los Chávez 18,031 18,813 −4.2% 2,151.64 830.75 8.4/km2 (21.7/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Zitlala Zitlala 21,977 22,587 −2.7% 305.66 118.02 71.9/km2 (186.2/sq mi) 1826
Guerrero — 3,540,685 3,388,768 +4.5% 63,803.42 24,634.64 55.5/km2 (143.7/sq mi) —
Mexico — 126,014,024 112,336,538 +12.2% 1,960,646.7 757,010 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) —

Notes
  1. Arcelia was originally incorporated as Totoltepec, changing its name to Ixcatepec on 1874 and then to Arcelia on November 3, 1892.[7]
  2. Eduardo Neri was originally incorporated as Zumpango del Río, changing its name on October 13, 1987.[7]
  3. Florencio Villarreal was originally incorporated as Cruz Grande, changing its name on November 11, 1899.[7]
  4. General Heliodoro Castillo was originally incorporated as Tlacotepec, changing its name on December 10, 1947.[7]
  5. La Unión was originally incorporated as Zacatula, changing its name to Atliaca on 1874 and then to Arcelia on November 29, 1880.[7]
  6. Arcelia was originally incorporated as Apango, changing its name to Atliaca on 1874 and then to Arcelia on November 27, 1926.[7]
  7. Tlacoapa was originally incorporated as Totomixtlahuaca, changing its name to Atliaca on 1874 and then to Arcelia on May 30, 1885.[7]
  8. Zihuatanejo was originally incorporated as José Azueta, changing its name to Atliaca on 1874 and then to Arcelia on May 6, 2008.[7]

References
  1. "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. "Unidad de Microrregiones Cedulas de Informacion Municipal (SCIM)" (in Spanish). Secretara de Desarrollo Social. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos". Article 115, Act of 1917 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
  5. International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. "Localidades y su población por municipio según tamaño de localidad" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  7. Estado de Guerrero. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1491-3. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  8. "Iliatenco". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
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