The State of Guerrero is located on the Pacific Mexican coast in the southern part of the Mexican Republic (coordinates between 16º 18´ y 18º 48´ N and 98º 03´ y 102º 12´ W). It is bordered by the states of Michoacan, Morelos, Mexico and Puebla, with a coastline of about 500 kms in extension.
The interior of the state is riddled with the mineral-rich mountains and ravines of the Sierra Madre del Sur, the range which parallels the coastline. These mountains yield gold, lead and iron ore.
Principal rivers that pass through the state are the Río Balsas, which in it's upper reaches is called the Rio Mexcala; the Nexapa river, the Amacuzac, and the Cuetzala, which all run into the Mexcala/Balsas system. Running into the Pacific are the Río Unión, Río Jeronimito, Río Petatlán, Río Tecpan, the Papagayo, Omitlán, the Río Ayutla , Río Copala and Río Ometepec, among several others.
The mean temperature in the interior highlands is around 25°C; in the Sierra the average temperatures hover between 21°C and 40°C, depending on the time of year; in the coastal lowlands, the range is from about 17°C to 34°C. All areas of the state experience rains during the summer months, from May/June through September/October.
Chilpancingo is the capital of the state of Guerrero. It is located in the mountainous highlands at 17º 33' N, 99º 30' W, at an altitude of some 1,300 meters above sea level. It is accessible via Federal Highway 95, 284 km south of Mexico City and 129 km NNE of Acapulco.
The State Government building is located at:
Palacio de Gobierno
Boulevard René Juárez #62, Col. de los Servicios, Chilpancingo, Gro. |
Telephone:
(747) 471.9700
Official site of the city of Chilpancingo, Guerrero (in Spanish)
Main tourist destinations in the state of Guerrero are Acapulco and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo on the Pacific coast, and Taxco, an important historical and silver mining center in the interior highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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Taxco and Acapulco from Surf-Mexico.com
