Guerrero

The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of km ( sq mi), it occupies about 3.3% of the mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south (500 km), Michoacán to the west (524 km), Oaxaca to the east (241 km) and Estado de México (216 km), Morelos (88 km) and Puebla to the north (128 km). It is named in honor of the second president of The Republic, General Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831), a hero of the Independence War. In 2003, the population was estimated at 3,167,400 people.

The state capital is Chilpancingo de los Bravo. Its principal cities are Acapulco, Taxco, Iguala and Zihuatanejo.

The state is an important tourist destination. There are three main areas of tourism, known as the Triángulo del Sol (triangle of the sun). The first is Acapulco. The second is Taxco, a colonial town noted for its silverware. The third is Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. Ixtapa is a destination created by the federal government to increase tourism during the slow economy of the 1980s.

History

During the 14th and 15th centuries the mountain and coastal regions of Guerrero were occupied by Náhuatl speaking people who practiced Slash and burn farming in the tropical forests and they cultivated small irrigated fields along the numerous river valleys. The Spanish conquest brought dramatic declines in the native population.^[1] However, unlike many other portions of Mexico, this decline was not offset by significant Spanish settlement. Rough topography, the low potential for economic development, and perceived health hazards were disincentives to settlement. As a result, agriculture and cattle raising were not common in the region until well into the 19th century.^[2] While Guerrero has experienced significant population growth and economic development during the last 60 years, the geographic pattern and character of this growth remain strongly influenced by the state's rugged physiography and limitations on transportation.^[3]

Geography

In most of the state territory prevails a climate of type calid humid with rains on summer (63.99%), although it has a complex geographical morphology which allows more temperate types in the central and northern regions.

Government and politics

The Constitution of the State of Guerrero provides that the government of Guerrero, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.

Executive power rests in the Governor of Guerrero, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of Guerrero which is a unicameral legislature. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Guerrero.

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Guerrero

The State of Guerrero is divided into 7 regions (regiones): Acapulco, Centro, Norte, Tierra Caliente, Costa Chica, Costa Grande and Montaña.

These are subdivided into 81 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Most municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. the municipal seat of the Municipality of Chilpancingo is the City of Chilpancingo de los Bravos.

Major communities

Famous people

The following is an incomplete list of famous people from Guerrero:

Juan N. Álvarez, general and Liberal President of the Republic, born in Atoyac de Álvarez.
Nicolás Bravo, army general, President of the Republic, born in Chilpancingo.
Lucío Cabañas, guerrilla leader, born in Atoyac de Álvarez.
Vicente Guerrero, insurgent leader, President of the Republic, born in Tixtla.
Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexico's first astronaut, born in Chilpancingo.
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Siglo de Oro playwright, born in Taxco.
Joan Sebastian, singer-songwriter, born in Juliantla.
Jorge Campos, goalkeeper, born in Acapulco.

Notes

1. ^ Acuña, R. (1987). Relaciones Geográficas del Siglo XVI: Michoacán. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
2. ^ Gerhard, P. (1972). A Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain. University of Cambridge Press.
3. ^ Lambert, D.P. (1994). "Regional Core-Periphery Imbalance: The Case of Guerrero, Mexico, Since 1821". Yearbook, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (20): pp. 59-71.

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