Tixtla de Guerrero (Spanish: [ˈtiɣstla ðe ɣeˈreɾo], Nahuatl: [ˈtiʃt͡ɬa]) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Tixtla de Guerrero. The municipality covers an area of 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi).
Tixtla de Guerrero | |
|---|---|
 Municipality of Tixtla de Guerrero in Guerrero | |
  Tixtla de Guerrero Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°20′N 99°15′W / 17.333°N 99.250°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Tixtla de Guerrero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 290 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 37,300 |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 37,300.[1]
Geography
Towns and villages
In 2005, the INEGI registered 37 localities in the municipality of Tixtla de Guerrero, these are the largest:
| Locality | Population |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 37,300 |
| Tixtla | 21,720 |
| Atliaca | 7,439 |
| Zoquiapa | 1,512 |
| Almolonga | 1,220 |
| El Durazno | 1,095 |
| Zacatzonapa | 796 |
| Chilacachapa | 481 |
Administration
Municipal presidents
| Municipal President | Period |
|---|---|
| Albino López Catalán | (1969-1971) |
| Hermenegildo Rodríguez Hernández | (1972-1974) |
| Vicente Astudillo Alcaraz | (1975-1977) |
| Román Catalán Bervera | (1978-1980) |
| Pascual Póctzin Martínez | (1981-1983) |
| Timoteo Valle Alcaraz | (1984-1986) |
| Julia Jiménez Alarcón | (1987-1989) |
| Hugo Cesáreo Astudillo Bello | (1990-1993) |
| Edelmira Hernández Alcaraz | (1993-1996) |
| J. Jesús Pastenes Hernández | (1996-1999) |
| Jorge Vargas Alcaraz | (1999-2002) |
| Edgardo Astudillo Morales | (2002-2005) |
| Rogelio Nava Peralta | (2005-2008) |
| Jorge Luis Campos Espíritu | (2009-2012) Actual Presidente Electo |