Chilpancingo

This article is about the city. For the municipality, see Chilpancingo de los Bravo (municipality). For the Mexico City Metro station, see Chilpancingo metro station.

Chilpancingo, Guerrero
City
Chilpancingo de los Bravo
Above, from left to right: Downtown, Chilpancingo Francisco Assisi Church, Tehuacalco archaeological site, The Civic Plaza "First Congress of Anahuac", Chilpancingo Saint Mary Cathedral, Museo de Regional de Guerrero (Regional Museum of Guerrero), Chilpancingo City Hall and the judiciary.
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Ciudad Bravo
Chilpancingo, Guerrero Location within Guerrero Chilpancingo, Guerrero Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 17°33′N 99°30′W
Country	Mexico
State	Guerrero
Municipality	Chilpancingo de los Bravo
Founded	1 November 1591
Government
• Municipal president	Gustavo Alarcón Herrera
• Federal electoral district	Guerrero's 7th
Area
• Municipality	2,338.4 km2 (902.86 sq mi)
Elevation	1,253 m (4,111 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	225,728
• Municipality	336,480
• Demonym	Chilpancingueño
Time zone	UTC−6 (Zona Centro)
Postal code	39000-39129
Area code	747
Website	chilpancingo.gob.mx

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Chilpancingo de los Bravo (commonly shortened to Chilpancingo; Spanish pronunciation: [tʃilpanˈsiŋɡo] ^ⓘ; Nahuatl: Chilpantzinco (pronounced [t͡ʃiɬpanˈt͡siŋko])) is the capital and second-largest city of the Mexican state of Guerrero. In 2010 it had a population of 187,251 people. The municipality has an area of 2,338.4 km² (902.9 sq mi) in the south-central part of the state, situated in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, on the bank of the Huacapa River. The city is on Federal Highway 95, which connects Acapulco to Mexico City. It is served by Chilpancingo National Airport, which is one of the five airports in the state.