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State of Guerrero
Flag of State of Guerrero
Flag
 Coat of arms of State of Guerrero
Coat of arms
Location within Mexico
Location within Mexico
Country Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Capital Chilpancingo
Municipalities 81
Largest City Acapulco
Area

Ranked 14th
 • Total 64,281 km2 (24,819 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total 3 388 76(Ranked 11th)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
HDI (2004) 0.6733 - medium
Ranked 30th
ISO 3166-2 MX-GRO
Postal abbr. Gro.
Website Guerrero State Government

Guerrero is a state in south Mexico. About 3,100,000 people live there. Its capital is called Chilpancingo.


Images for kids

  • FacadePriscaTaxco

    Santa Prisca church in Taxco

  • Hasekura in Rome

    Hasekura Tsunenaga, the samurai who led the Japanese delegation to Mexico

  • Ignacio Manuel Altamirano

    Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, born in Tixtla (Guerrero), liberal politician, writer

  • Zapatistas en el sitio El Jilguero

    Zapatistas in El Jilguero

  • Acapulco Nautico area in Acapulco, Mexico

    Acapulco Bay

  • Juxtlahuaca Ruler (M Lachniet)

    Painting 1 of the Caves of Juxtlahuaca.

  • 08Cacahuamilpa

    Entering the Cacahuamilpa Caves

  • BrowseRealMina

    Browsing at a silver shop in Taxco

  • Guerrero artesanía

    Guerrero handcraft: two-faced mask, carved in wood

  • Mezcala (or Balsas) River in Guerrero, Mexico

    Mezcala or Balsas River in Guerrero

  • La Roqueta Island in Acapulco, Mexico

    La Roqueta Island off Acapulco

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Estado de Guerrero para niños

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