Arcelia (municipality)
Arcelia | |
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 Municipality of Arcelia in Guerrero | |
  Arcelia Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 18°17′N 100°16′W / 18.283°N 100.267°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Arcelia |
| Area | |
• Total | 725.1 km2 (280.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 31,401 |
Arcelia is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Arcelia. The municipality covers an area of 725.1 km2.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 31,401.[1]
Herón Sarabia Mendoza, candidate for Municipal President in 2018 (Morena) and another person were assassinated by La Familia Michoacana.[2]
References
- ^ "Arcelia". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ "Asesinan a dirigente morenista de Arcelia, Guerrero". www.msn.com. La Jornada. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
