Juchitán is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican
Mexican may refer to:
Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Guerrero
Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...
. The municipal seat lies at
Juchitán. Founded in 2004, it is one of the newest municipalities in Guerrero.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,240.
The municipality of Juchitán was created on 5 March 2004 with its excision from the municipality of
Azoyú
Azoyú is a city and seat of the municipality of Azoyú, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) is an au ...
; as of February 2008, it was Guerrero's newest municipality.
References
Municipalities of Guerrero
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