Benito Juárez, Guerrero

Benito Juárez
Municipality of Benito Juárez in Guerrero
Benito Juárez
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°11′N 100°30′W / 17.183°N 100.500°W / 17.183; -100.500
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
Municipal seatSan Jerónimo de Juárez
Area
  Total
284.9 km2 (110.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
14,444

Benito Juárez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at San Jerónimo de Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 284.9 km2. The municipality is located at 17°11′N 100°30′W / 17.183°N 100.500°W / 17.183; -100.500, on the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo. It is drained by the Río Atoyac.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,444.

It was named in honour of 19th-century president and patriot Benito Juárez.