Benito Juárez Municipality, Guerrero


Benito Juárez is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Jerónimo de Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 284.9 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,444.
The municipality stands at, on the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo. It is drained by the Río Atoyac.
It was named in honour of 19th-century president and patriot Benito Juárez.