GUERRERO (STATE)
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The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of , it occupies about 3.3% of the mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south (500 km), Michoacán to the west (524 km), Oaxaca to the east (241 km) and Estado de México (216 km), Morelos (88 km) and Puebla to the north (128 km). It is named in honor of the second president of The Republic, General Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831), a hero of the Independence War. In 2003, the population was estimated at 3,167,400 people.
The state capital is Chilpancigo de los Bravo. Its principal cities are Acapulco, Taxco, Iguala and Zihuatanejo.
The state is an important tourist destination. There are three main areas of tourism, known as the ''Triángulo del Sol'' (triangle of the sun). The first is Acapulco. The second is Taxco, a colonial town noted for its silverware. The third is Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. Ixtapa is a destination created by the federal government to increase tourism during the slow economy of the 1980s.
In most of the state territory prevails a climate of type calid humid with rains on summer (63.99%), altought is complex geographical morphology allows more temperate types in the central and northern regions.
The Constitution of the State of Guerrero provides that the government of Guerrero, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.
Executive power rests in the Governor of Guerrero, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of Guerrero which is a unicameral legislature. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Guerrero.
Main articles: Municipalities of Guerrero
The State of Guerrero is divided into 7 regions (''regiones''): Acapulco, Centro, Norte, Tierra Caliente, Costa Chica, Costa Grande and Montaña.
These are subdivided into 81 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Most municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. the municipal seat of the Municipality of Chilpancingo is the City of Chilpancingo de los Bravos.
★ Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez)
★ Chilpancingo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo)
★ Iguala (Iguala de la Independencia)
★ Taxco (Taxco de Alarcón)
★ Tlapa de Comonfort
★ Zihuatanejo
The following is an incomplete list of famous people from Guerrero:
★ Juan N. Ãlvarez, general and Liberal President of the Republic, born in Atoyac de Ãlvarez.
★ Nicolás Bravo, army general, President of the Republic, born in Chilpancingo.
★ LucÃo Cabañas, guerrilla leader, born in Atoyac de Ãlvarez.
★ Vicente Guerrero, insurgent leader, President of the Republic, born in Tixtla.
★ Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexico's first astronaut, born in Chilpancingo.
★ Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, ''Siglo de Oro'' playwright, born in Taxco.
★ Joan Sebastian, singer-songwriter, born in Juliantla.
★ Jorge Campos, goalkeeper, born in Acapulco.
★ Music and Dance of the State of Guerrero
★ Guerrero State Government
★ Towns, cities, and postal codes in Guerrero
The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of , it occupies about 3.3% of the mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south (500 km), Michoacán to the west (524 km), Oaxaca to the east (241 km) and Estado de México (216 km), Morelos (88 km) and Puebla to the north (128 km). It is named in honor of the second president of The Republic, General Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831), a hero of the Independence War. In 2003, the population was estimated at 3,167,400 people.
The state capital is Chilpancigo de los Bravo. Its principal cities are Acapulco, Taxco, Iguala and Zihuatanejo.
The state is an important tourist destination. There are three main areas of tourism, known as the ''Triángulo del Sol'' (triangle of the sun). The first is Acapulco. The second is Taxco, a colonial town noted for its silverware. The third is Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. Ixtapa is a destination created by the federal government to increase tourism during the slow economy of the 1980s.
| Contents |
| Geography |
| Climate |
| Government and politics |
| Municipalities |
| Major communities |
| Famous people |
| External links |
Geography
Climate
In most of the state territory prevails a climate of type calid humid with rains on summer (63.99%), altought is complex geographical morphology allows more temperate types in the central and northern regions.
Government and politics
The Constitution of the State of Guerrero provides that the government of Guerrero, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.
Executive power rests in the Governor of Guerrero, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of Guerrero which is a unicameral legislature. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Guerrero.
Municipalities
Main articles: Municipalities of Guerrero
The State of Guerrero is divided into 7 regions (''regiones''): Acapulco, Centro, Norte, Tierra Caliente, Costa Chica, Costa Grande and Montaña.
These are subdivided into 81 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Most municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. the municipal seat of the Municipality of Chilpancingo is the City of Chilpancingo de los Bravos.
Major communities
★ Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez)
★ Chilpancingo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo)
★ Iguala (Iguala de la Independencia)
★ Taxco (Taxco de Alarcón)
★ Tlapa de Comonfort
★ Zihuatanejo
Famous people
The following is an incomplete list of famous people from Guerrero:
★ Juan N. Ãlvarez, general and Liberal President of the Republic, born in Atoyac de Ãlvarez.
★ Nicolás Bravo, army general, President of the Republic, born in Chilpancingo.
★ LucÃo Cabañas, guerrilla leader, born in Atoyac de Ãlvarez.
★ Vicente Guerrero, insurgent leader, President of the Republic, born in Tixtla.
★ Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexico's first astronaut, born in Chilpancingo.
★ Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, ''Siglo de Oro'' playwright, born in Taxco.
★ Joan Sebastian, singer-songwriter, born in Juliantla.
★ Jorge Campos, goalkeeper, born in Acapulco.
External links
★ Music and Dance of the State of Guerrero
★ Guerrero State Government
★ Towns, cities, and postal codes in Guerrero
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