Copala, Guerrero
Copala | |
|---|---|
Municipal seat and city | |
| Coordinates: 16°39′N 98°59′W / 16.650°N 98.983°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Copala |
| Government | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
Copala is a city and the seat of the municipality of Copala, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.
In June 2024, Salvador Villalba Flores, the mayor-elect of the town from the México Avanza party, was assassinated in the town while traveling on a bus to Mexico City. Local media also reported Villalba had decided to run for mayor after his friend, a candidate, was murdered in June 2023.