Tecpan de Galeana (for
Hermenegildo Galeana
Hermenegildo Galeana (13 April 1762 – 27 June 1814) was a hero of the Mexican War of Independence, one of six brothers who fought in the insurgency. Galeana was considered the right-hand man of secular priest and leader of independence, José M ...
) 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
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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
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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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
Tecpan de Galeana
Tecpan de Galeana (for Hermenegildo Galeana) is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecpan de Galeana, in the state of Guerrero, in southern Mexico.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía
The National Institute of Statistics an ...
. The municipality covers an area of .
In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 65,237, up from 52,848 in 2005.
See also
*
Hurricane Tara (1961), which caused extensive damage in the municipality
*
Mexican Federal Highway 200
Federal Highway 200 (''Carretera Federal 200''), also known as Carretera Pacífico, is a federal highway of Mexico. The Carretera Pacífico is the main leg of the Pacific Coastal Highway within Mexico and travels along the Pacific Coast from ...
, on which Tecpan stands
References
Municipalities of Guerrero
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