Coyuca de Catalán (municipality)

Coyuca de Catalán
Municipality

Municipality of Coyuca de Catalán in Guerrero
Coyuca de Catalán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°43′N 100°38′W / 17.717°N 100.633°W / 17.717; -100.633Coordinates: 17°43′N 100°38′W / 17.717°N 100.633°W / 17.717; -100.633
Country  Mexico
State Guerrero
Municipal seat Coyuca de Catalán
Area
 • Total 921.9 km2 (355.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 41,975

Coyuca de Catalán is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Coyuca de Catalán. The municipality covers an area of 921.9 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 41,975.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

In 2005 there were 376 settlements. The largest are as follows:

LocalidadPoblación
Total Municipio41,975
Coyuca de Catalán7,435
Amuco de la Reforma2,661
Paso de Arena2,272
Placeres del Oro1,693
Santa Teresa1,454
Patambo1,076
Santo Domingo1,442

Administration

Municipal presidents

PresidentPeriod
Enrique Gomezcaña Nájera1963-1965
Joel Antuñez Barrera1966-1968
José Garibaldi Gómez Huerta1969-1971
Humberto Nàjera Gomezcaña1972-1974
Alicia Buitrón Brugada1975-1977
Luis Brugada Echeverría1978-1980
Celestino Araujo Goicochea1981-1983
José Gómez Sauzo1984-1986
Ignacio Domínguez Morales1987-1989
Salathiel Romero Martínez1990-1993
Martín Montaño Buitrón1993-1996
Abel Echeverría Pineda1996-1999
Rafael Higuera Sandoval1999-2002
Alfonso Manjarrez Gómez2002-2005
Andrés Peralta Santamaría (Interino)2005
Felipe de Jesús Cabrera González (Interino)2005
Orbelín Pineda Maldonado2005-2008

References

  1. ↑ "Coyuca de Benítez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
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