Xochistlahuaca Municipality 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

Xochistlahuaca Xochistlahuaca is a town in Xochistlahuaca Municipality located in the southeast corner of the Mexican state of Guerrero. It is part of this state's Costa Chica region and while near the Pacific Ocean, most of the territory is mountainous. The p ...

. The municipality covers an area of 321.1 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,180.

The municipality

As seat, the town of Xochistlahuaca is the local government of 103 communities which cover a territory of 430 km². It borders the municipalities of

Tlacoachistlahuaca Tlacoachistlahuaca is a city and seat of the municipality of Tlacoachistlahuaca, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of Nor ...

and

Ometepec Ometepec is a city and the seat of the municipality of Ometepec, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in ...

with the state of

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

to the south and east. The seal of the municipality has a flower called a "laja nido" in the center, along with geometric designs which represent the weaving of Amuzgo women. The municipal government has one municipal president, a "síndico" and six representatives called "regidors." The municipality has 103 communities. The largest communities after the seat are Guadalupe Victoria, Los Lirios, El Carmen and Arroyo Grande. Other important communities include Plan Maguey, Cabeza de Arroyo Nuevo, Llano del Carmen, Los Lirios, El Santiago, Plan de Pierna, Plan Lagarto, Guadalupe Victoria, Tierra Colorada, Arroyo Gente, Linda Vista, Arroyo Guacamaya, Arroyo Pájaro, Arroyo Montaña, Piedra Pesada, La Ciénega, Cumbre de San José, Rancho del Cura, Arroyo Grande, Junta de Arroyo Grande, Rancho del Cura Ejido, Cerro Bronco, Crucero de Camino, Ma-nantial Mojarra, Colonia Renacimiento, Plan de los Muertos, Cabeza de Arroyo Caballo and Colonia Luis Donaldo Colosio. The highway connecting the municipality with Ometepec, the region's commercial center, was built in 1995. However, most transportation along this road is controlled by a single group of truckers and bus drivers because of the investment needed to by a vehicle. Others must work with this group to transport.

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