Benito Juárez, Guerrero
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Benito Juárez is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero
, in south-western Mexico
. The municipal seat lies at San Jerónimo de Juárez
. The municipality covers an area of 284.9 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,444.
The municipality stands at 17°11′N 100°30′W, on the Pacific
coast between Acapulco
and Zihuatanejo
. It is drained by the Río Atoyac.
It was named in honour of 19th-century president
and patriot Benito Juárez
.
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...
. The municipal seat lies at San Jerónimo de Juárez
San Jerónimo de Juárez
San Jerónimo de Juárez is a city and seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico....
. The municipality covers an area of 284.9 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,444.
The municipality stands at 17°11′N 100°30′W, on the Pacific
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
coast between Acapulco
Acapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
and Zihuatanejo
Zihuatanejo
Zihuatanejo or Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, is the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Politically the city belongs to the municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in the western part of Guerrero, but both are commonly referred to as Zihuatanejo...
. It is drained by the Río Atoyac.
It was named in honour of 19th-century president
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
and patriot Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...
.