Coyuca de Catalán (municipality)

Coyuca de Catalán
Municipality
Municipality of Coyuca de Catalán in Guerrero
Coyuca de Catalán Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°43′N 100°38′W / 17.717°N 100.633°WCoordinates: 17°43′N 100°38′W / 17.717°N 100.633°W
Country	Mexico
State	Guerrero
Municipal seat	Coyuca de Catalán
Area
• Total	921.9 km^2 (355.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	41,975

Coyuca de Catalán is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Coyuca de Catalán. The municipality covers an area of 921.9 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 41,975.^[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

In 2005 there were 376 settlements. The largest are as follows:

Localidad	Población
Total Municipio	41,975
Coyuca de Catalán	7,435
Amuco de la Reforma	2,661
Paso de Arena	2,272
Placeres del Oro	1,693
Santa Teresa	1,454
Patambo	1,076
Santo Domingo	1,442

Administration

Municipal presidents

President	Period
Enrique Gomezcaña Nájera	1963-1965
Joel Antuñez Barrera	1966-1968
José Garibaldi Gómez Huerta	1969-1971
Humberto Nàjera Gomezcaña	1972-1974
Alicia Buitrón Brugada	1975-1977
Luis Brugada Echeverría	1978-1980
Celestino Araujo Goicochea	1981-1983
José Gómez Sauzo	1984-1986
Ignacio Domínguez Morales	1987-1989
Salathiel Romero Martínez	1990-1993
Martín Montaño Buitrón	1993-1996
Abel Echeverría Pineda	1996-1999
Rafael Higuera Sandoval	1999-2002
Alfonso Manjarrez Gómez	2002-2005
Andrés Peralta Santamaría (Interino)	2005
Felipe de Jesús Cabrera González (Interino)	2005
Orbelín Pineda Maldonado	2005-2008

References

1. "Coyuca de Benítez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 23, 2008.