Chilapa de Álvarez (municipality)

Chilapa de Álvarez
Chilapa de Álvarez
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°19′N 98°58′W / 17.317°N 98.967°W / 17.317; -98.967
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
Municipal seatChilapa de Álvarez
Area
  Total
566.8 km2 (218.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
105,146

Chilapa de Álvarez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Chilapa de Álvarez. The municipality covers an area of 566.8 km².

The municipality has been heavily impacted by violence, and its municipal seat has been called "one of the deadliest towns" in Guerrero.