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Chilpancingo

ChilpancingoChilpancingo, formally Chilpancingo de los Bravo), also known as Ciudad Bravo, is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. It is located at [show location on an interactive map] 17°33'0?N 99°30'0?W? / ?17.55, -99.5. In the 2005 census the population of the city of Chilpancingo was 166,796. Its surrounding municipality, of which it is municipal seat, had a population of 214,219 persons. The municipality has an area of 2,338.4 km2 (902.86 sq mi) located in the south-central part of the state.

The city lies on Federal Highway 95 which connects Acapulco to Mexico City.

Chilpancingo is where the National Congress met in 1813 to discuss Mexico's future as an independent nation.

Two Important people who were born there are: (1)Jonathan Reynoso & (2)Samuel Moreno. They are part of the (1)Reynoso family & (2)Moreno family.