Chilpancingo

Chilpancingo, Guerrero
Chilpancingo de los Bravo
Above, from left to right: Downtown, Chilpancingo Francisco Assisi Church, Tehuacalco archaeological site, The Civic Plaza "First Congress of Anahuac", Chilpancingo Saint Mary Cathedral, Museo de Regional de Guerrero (Regional Museum of Guerrero), Chilpancingo City Hall and the judiciary.
Above, from left to right: Downtown, Chilpancingo Francisco Assisi Church, Tehuacalco archaeological site, The Civic Plaza "First Congress of Anahuac", Chilpancingo Saint Mary Cathedral, Museo de Regional de Guerrero (Regional Museum of Guerrero), Chilpancingo City Hall and the judiciary.
Coat of arms of Chilpancingo, Guerrero
Nickname: 
Ciudad Bravo
Chilpancingo, Guerrero is located in Guerrero
Chilpancingo, Guerrero
Chilpancingo, Guerrero
Chilpancingo, Guerrero is located in Mexico
Chilpancingo, Guerrero
Chilpancingo, Guerrero
Coordinates: 17°33′N 99°30′W / 17.550°N 99.500°W / 17.550; -99.500
CountryMexico
StateGuerrero
MunicipalityChilpancingo de los Bravo
Founded1 November 1591
Government
 • MayorNorma Otilia Hernández Martínez
(2021-2024, Morena)
Area
 • Municipality2,338.4 km2 (902.86 sq mi)
Elevation
1,253 m (4,111 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total187,251
 • Municipality
214,219
 • Demonym
Chilpancingueño
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Postal code
39000
Area code747
Websitechilpancingo.gob.mx

Chilpancingo de los Bravo (commonly shortened to Chilpancingo; Spanish pronunciation: [tʃilpanˈsiŋɡo] ; Nahuatl: Chilpantzinco (pronounced [t͡ʃiɬpanˈt͡siŋko])) is the capital and second-largest city of the Mexican state of Guerrero. In 2010 it had a population of 187,251 people. The municipality has an area of 2,338.4 km2 (902.9 sq mi) in the south-central part of the state, situated in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, on the bank of the Huacapa River.[1] The city is on Federal Highway 95, which connects Acapulco to Mexico City. It is served by Chilpancingo National Airport, which is one of the five airports in the state.

  1. ^ "Chilpancingo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

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