Municipalities of Guerrero

Map of Mexico with Guerrero highlighted

Guerrero is a state in southern Mexico that is divided into 85 municipalities.<ref name="census2020"/><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities/> According to the 2020 INEGI census, Guerrero is the 13th most populous state with Template:Nts inhabitants and the 14th largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea" />

Municipalities in Guerrero are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution.<ref name="constitution">Template:Cite act Template:Webarchive</ref> 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).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name="Mexicolaws">Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />

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.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is Coyuca de Catalán which spans Template:Convert, and the smallest is Alpoyeca which spans Template:Convert.<ref name=Landarea />

Municipalities

• Largest municipalities in Guerrero by population
• 
  Acapulco, Guerrero's largest municipality by population
• 
  Chilpancingo, Guerrero's capital and second-largest municipality
• 
  Iguala, third largest municipality in Guerrero
• 
  Zihuatanejo, Guerrero's fourth largest municipality

Template:Legend2

Template:Sronly

Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)<ref name="census2020">Template:Cite web</ref>	Population (2010)<ref name="census2010">Template:Cite web</ref>	Change	Land area<ref name="Landarea">Template:Cite web</ref>		Population density (2020)	Incorporation date<ref name="Incorporationdate">Template:Cite book</ref><ref group="lower-alpha">Incorporation years are included when there is no known primary source information on the date of amalgamation.<ref name=Incorporationdate/></ref>
					km2	sq mi
Acapulco	Acapulco de Juárez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Acatepec	Acatepec	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ahuacuotzingo	Ahuacuotzingo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ajuchitlán	Ajuchitlán del Progreso	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Alcozauca	Alcozauca de Guerrero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Alpoyeca	Alpoyeca	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Apaxtla	Apaxtla de Castrejón	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Arcelia<ref group="lower-alpha">Arcelia was originally incorporated as Totoltepec; it changed its name to Ixcatepec in 1874 and then to Arcelia on Template:Dts.<ref name=Incorporationdate/></ref>	Arcelia	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Atenango del Río	Atenango del Río	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Atlamajalcingo del Monte	Atlamajalcingo del Monte	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Atlixtac	Atlixtac	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Atoyac	Atoyac de Álvarez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ayutla<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality of Ñuu Savi was created from 37 localities in Ayutla on August 31, 2021, and the consequent change in population of 11,099 residents and land area is not reflected in the 2020 and 2010 census data.<ref name="financiero"/><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities/></ref>	Ayutla de los Libres	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Azoyú	Azoyú	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Benito Juárez	San Jerónimo de Juárez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Buenavista	Buenavista de Cuéllar	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chilapa	Chilapa de Álvarez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chilpancingo de los BravoTemplate:Dagger	Chilpancingo de los Bravo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga	Coahuayutla de Guerrero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cochoapa el Grande	Cochoapa el Grande	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cocula	Cocula	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Copala	Copala	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Copalillo	Copalillo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Copanatoyac	Copanatoyac	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coyuca de Benítez	Coyuca de Benítez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coyuca de Catalán	Coyuca de Catalán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuajinicuilapa<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality of San Nicolás was created from 10 localities in Cuajinicuilapa on August 31, 2021, and the consequent change in population of 6,948 residents and land area is not reflected in the 2020 and 2010 census data.<ref name="financiero">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities>Template:Cite web</ref></ref>	Cuajinicuilapa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cualac	Cualac	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuautepec	Cuautepec	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuetzala del Progreso	Cuetzala del Progreso	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cutzamala	Cutzamala de Pinzón	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Eduardo Neri<ref group="lower-alpha">Eduardo Neri was originally incorporated as Zumpango del Río; it changed its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=Incorporationdate/></ref>	Zumpango del Río	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Florencio Villarreal<ref group="lower-alpha">Florencio Villarreal was originally incorporated as Cruz Grande and changed its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=Incorporationdate/></ref>	Cruz Grande	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
General Canuto A. Neri	Acapetlahuaya	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
General Heliodoro Castillo<ref group="lower-alpha">General Heliodoro Castillo was originally incorporated as Tlacotepec and changed its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=Incorporationdate/></ref>	Tlacotepec	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huamuxtitlán	Huamuxtitlán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huitzuco	Huitzuco de los Figueroa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Iguala	Iguala de la Independencia	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Igualapa	Igualapa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Iliatenco	Iliatenco	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ixcateopan	Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
José Joaquín de Herrera	Hueycantenango	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Juan R. Escudero	Tierra Colorada	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Juchitán	Juchitán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Las Vigas<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality of Las Vigas was created from 19 localities in San Marcos on August 31, 2021, and this change is not included in the 2020 or 2010 census figures. The population of Las Vigas is 9,449 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="financiero"/><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities/></ref>	Las Vigas	—	—	—	—	—	—	Template:Dts
La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca<ref group="lower-alpha">La Unión was originally incorporated as Zacatula; it changed its name to La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca on Template:Dts.<ref name=Incorporationdate/></ref>	La Unión	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Leonardo Bravo	Chichihualco	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Malinaltepec<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality Santa Cruz del Rincón was created from 19 localities in Malinaltepec on August 31, 2021, and the consequent change in population of 6,851 residents and land area is not reflected in the 2020 and 2010 census data.<ref name="financiero"/><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities/></ref>	Malinaltepec	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Marquelia	Marquelia	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mártir de Cuilapán<ref group="lower-alpha">Arcelia was originally incorporated as Apango; it changed its name to Atliaca in Template:Dts and then to Mártir de Cuilapán on Template:Dts.<ref name=Incorporationdate/></ref>	Apango	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Metlatónoc	Metlatónoc	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mochitlán	Mochitlán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ñuu Savi<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality of Ñuu Savi was created from 37 localities in Ayutla on August 31, 2021, and this change is not included in the 2020 or 2010 census figures. Ñuu Savi has a population of 11,099 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="financiero"/><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities/></ref>	Coapinola	—	—	—	—	—	—	Template:Dts
Olinalá	Olinalá	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ometepec	Ometepec	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras	Ixcapuzalco	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Petatlán	Petatlán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pilcaya	Pilcaya	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pungarabato	Ciudad Altamirano	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Quechultenango	Quechultenango	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Luis Acatlán	San Luis Acatlán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Marcos<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality of Las Vigas was created from 19 localities in San Marcos on August 31, 2021, and the consequent change in population of 9,449 residents and land area is not reflected in the 2020 and 2010 census data.<ref name="financiero"/><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities/></ref>	San Marcos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Miguel Totolapan	San Miguel Totolapan	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Nicolás<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality of San Nicolás was created from 10 localities in Cuajinicuilapa on August 31, 2021, and this change is not included in the 2020 or 2010 census figures. The population of is 6,948 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="financiero"/><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities/></ref>	San Nicolás	—	—	—	—	—	—	Template:Dts
Santa Cruz del Rincón<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality of Santa Cruz del Rincón was created from 19 localities in Malinaltepec on August 31, 2021, and this change is not included in the 2020 or 2010 census figures. The population of Santa Cruz del Rincón is 6,851 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="financiero"/><ref name = 2021newmunicipalities/></ref>	Santa Cruz del Rincón	—	—	—	—	—	—	Template:Dts
Taxco	Taxco de Alarcón	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tecoanapa	Tecoanapa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tecpan	Tecpan de Galeana	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Teloloapan	Teloloapan	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tepecoacuilco de Trujano	Tepecoacuilco de Trujano	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tetipac	Tetipac	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tixtla	Tixtla de Guerrero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlacoachistlahuaca	Tlacoachistlahuaca	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlacoapa<ref group="lower-alpha">Tlacoapa was originally incorporated as Totomixtlahuaca and changed its name to Tlacoapa on Template:Dts.<ref name=Incorporationdate/></ref>	Tlacoapa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlalchapa	Tlalchapa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlalixtaquilla	Tlalixtaquilla de Maldonado	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlapa	Tlapa de Comonfort	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlapehuala	Tlapehuala	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Xalpatláhuac	Xalpatláhuac	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Xochihuehuetlán	Xochihuehuetlán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Xochistlahuaca	Xochistlahuaca	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zapotitlán Tablas	Zapotitlán Tablas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zihuatanejo de Azueta<ref group="lower-alpha">Zihuatanejo was originally incorporated as José Azueta; it changed its name to Zihuatanejo de Azueta on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref></ref>	Zihuatanejo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zirándaro	Zirándaro de los Chávez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zitlala	Zitlala	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guerrero	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—
Mexico	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—