Guerrero Facts
Guerrero Facts
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Chilpancigo is Guerrero's capital. It is located in the middle of the state. |
Outside of the coastal regions, most of Guerrero is covered in mountains. The Sierra Madre del Sur range runs parallel to the coast and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt runs in a primary east-west direction across the north of the state. |
Guerrero has a warm and humid climate. Since it is much closer to the equator, the temperatures don't range as much. Winter temperatures can go into the mid-70s F, while the summer highs can get in the upper 80s F. The ocean also tends to moderate the coastal locations such as Acapulco. |
Guerrero became the twenty-first state in the United Mexican States on October 27, 1849. |
The region was part of the states of Puebla, Oaxaca, and Michoacan until the end of the Mexican-American War. |
The state is named for Vicente Guerrero (1782-1831), a general in the Mexican Independence War and the second President of Mexico. |
Vicente Guerrero was captured by his conservative enemies and executed in Acapulco in 1829. |
Guerrero has a population of over 3.5 million people, making it twelfth most populous Mexican state. |
The state has a land area of 24,555 square miles, making it the fourteenth largest Mexican state. |
Although Guerrero's main industry is tourism, crime has devastated the economy over the last twenty years. The United States government advises its citizens to not travel in Guerrero. |
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which was once the only true political party in Mexico, is still very powerful in Guerrero. |
Tomatoes, coffee, lemons, coconuts, and bananas are some of the primary crops grown in Guerrero. |
Acapulco is the largest city in Guerrero, with a population of more than 600,000 people. |
Bull fighting and baseball are among the most popular sports in Guerrero. Acapulco has a large bullfighting ring and a 13,000 person capacity baseball stadium. |
The Costa Chica region has one of Mexico-s largest Afro-Mexican populations. |
Unemployment in Guerrero has been consistently high over the last couple of decades, leading many residents of the state to migrate to other parts of Mexico and the United States. |
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