Zitlala (municipality)

Zitlala
Zitlala is located in Mexico
Zitlala
Zitlala
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°41′N 99°12′W / 17.683°N 99.200°W / 17.683; -99.200
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
Municipal seatZitlala
Area
 • Total308.2 km2 (119.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total19,718

Zitlala is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Zitlala. The municipality covers an area of 308.2 km².

In 2005, the municipality had a total population of 19,718.[1]

The municipality has been impacted by violence.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Zitlala". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "Join, Leave or Die: The Options Indigenous Mexicans Face When Cartels Invade Their Lands". Pulitzer Center. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. ^ "Historia. A Benigno lo mataron sólo por ser de Quetzalcoatlán, Guerrero". El Universal (in Spanish). 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  4. ^ @BajoPalabraGro. "Quetzalcoatlán, un pueblo secuestrado por el narco en Guerrero | VIDEO". BajoPalabra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  5. ^ Contreras, Ezequiel Flores (2016-01-08). "Los Ardillos siembran terror en Guerrero; nahuas huyen de sus comunidades". Proceso (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-08.