Cochoapa el Grande (municipality)

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Cochoapa el Grande
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Cochoapa el Grande
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°12′N98°27′W / 17.200°N 98.450°W / 17.200; -98.450 Coordinates: 17°12′N98°27′W / 17.200°N 98.450°W / 17.200; -98.450
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Guerrero
Municipal seat Cochoapa el Grande
Population
 (2005)
  Total15,572

Cochoapa el Grande is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Cochoapa el Grande. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 15,572. [1] It is one of the newer municipalities of Guerrero, formed on June 13, 2003

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References

  1. "Cochoapa el Grande". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2008.