Benito Juárez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at San Jerónimo de Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 284.9 km2. The municipality is located at 17°11′N 100°30′W / 17.183°N 100.500°W, on the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo. It is drained by the Río Atoyac.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,444.[1]
It was named in honour of 19th-century president and patriot Benito Juárez.
References
- ^ "Benito Juárez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
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