Chilapa de Álvarez is one of the 81

municipalities of Guerrero Guerrero is a state in Southwest Mexico that is divided into 81 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Guerrero is the 13th most populous state with inhabitants and the 14th largest by land area spanning . Municipalities in Guer ...

, in south-western

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. The municipal seat lies at

Chilapa de Álvarez Chilapa de Álvarez, informally known as Chilapa, is a town located in the Chilapa de Álvarez Municipality under the Mexican state of Guerrero. The town is located approximately 54 kilometers east of the state capital Chilpancingo. Chilapa's fir ...

. The municipality covers an area of 566.8 km². The municipality has been heavily impacted by violence, and its municipal seat has been called "one of the deadliest towns" in Guerrero.

Demographics

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 105,146. The year 2000

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counted 102,853 persons in the municipality.

Towns and villages

* Alcozacán * Zelocotitlán

References

Municipalities of Guerrero {{Guerrero-geo-stub