The historic city of Iguala de la Independencia is located 102 km (63 miles) from state capital Chilpancingo in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It stands on Federal Highway 95. Iguala is the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name, located in the north-central part of the state. The city had a 2005 census population of 110,390 and the municipality 128,444. The area of the municipality is 567.1 km² (218.96 sq mi). The city is the third-largest community in the state, after Acapulco and Chilpancingo.
Iglesia de San Francisco
Attractions
Among Iguala's main attractions are: the San Francisco Church, built in the 19th century and its surrounded by Tamarindo trees, and for that Iguala is also called "la Ciudad Tamarindera" (Tamarindo city) and the Lagoon of Tuxpan, characterized for its singular beauty. Iguala's local artisans manufacture gold and silver jewelry. General Vicente Guerrero was the first military leader to swear allegiance to the Mexican flag in Acatempan on March 12, 1821. The Plan de Iguala (published on February 24, 1821) ended the war of independence and was represented by a flag, called the flag of the three guarantees, which was made by José Magdaleno Ocampo. Thus the city of Iguala is called the birthplace of the modern Mexican flag. Each year a flag fair is held in Iguala. This fair is one of the most important festivities to the people of Iguala. It is celebrated with a float parade, cockfights, and handicraft exhibitions in late February.
Coordinates: 18°21′N 99°32′W / 18.35°N 99.533°W / 18.35; -99.533
 State of Guerrero |
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Acapulco (Acapulco) · Acatepec (Acatepec) · Ajuchitlán del Progreso (Ajuchitlán) · Ahuacuotzingo (Ahuacuotzingo) · Alcozauca de Guerrero (Alcozauca de Guerrero) · Alpoyeca (Alpoyeca) · Apaxtla (Apaxtla de Castrejón) · Arcelia (Arcelia) · Atenango del Río (Atenango del Río) · Atlamajalcingo del Monte (Atlamajalcingo del Monte) · Atlixtac (Atlixtac) · Atoyac de Álvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) · Ayutla de los Libres (Ayutla de los Libres) · Azoyú (Azoyú) · Benito Juárez (San Jerónimo de Juárez) · Buenavista de Cuéllar (Buenavista de Cuéllar) · Chilapa de Álvarez (Chilapa de Álvarez) · Chilpancingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo) · Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga (Coahuayutla de Guerrero) · Cochoapa el Grande (Cochoapa el Grande) · Cocula (Cocula) · Copala (Copala) · Copalillo (Copalillo) · Copanatoyac (Copanatoyac) · Coyuca de Benítez (Coyuca de Benítez) · Coyuca de Catalán (Coyuca de Catalán) ·
Cuajinicuilapa (Cuajinicuilapa) · Cualac (Cualac) · Cuautepec (Cuautepec) · Cuetzala del Progreso (Cuetzala del Progreso) · Cutzamala de Pinzón (Cutzamala de Pinzón) · Eduardo Neri (Zumpango del Río) · Florencio Villarreal (Cruz Grande) · General Canuto A. Neri (Acapetlahuaya) ·
General Heliodoro Castillo (Tlacotepec) · Huamuxtitlán (Huamuxtitlán) · Huitzuco de los Figueroa (Huitzuco) · Iguala de la Independencia (Iguala de la Independencia) · Igualapa (Igualapa) · Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc (Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc) · Iliatenco (Iliatenco) · José Joaquín de Herrera (Hueycantenango) · Juan R. Escudero (Tierra Colorada) · Juchitán (Juchitán) · La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca (La Unión) · Leonardo Bravo (Chichihualco) · Malinaltepec (Malinaltepec) · Marquelia (Marquelia) · Mártir de Cuilapán (Apango) · Metlatónoc (Metlatónoc) · Mochitlán (Mochitlán) · Olinalá (Olinalá) · Ometepec (Ometepec) · Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras (Ixcapuzalco) · Petatlán (Petatlán) · Pilcaya (Pilcaya) · Pungarabato (Ciudad Altamirano) · Quechultenango (Quechultenango) · San Luis Acatlán (San Luis Acatlán) · San Marcos (San Marcos) · San Miguel Totolapan (San Miguel Totolapan) · Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco de Alarcón) · Tecoanapa (Tecoanapa) · Tecpán de Galeana (Tecpán de Galeana) · Teloloapan (Teloloapan) · Tepecoacuilco de Trujano (Tepecoacuilco de Trujano) · Tetipac (Tetipac) · Tixtla de Guerrero (Tixtla de Guerrero) · Tlacoachistlahuaca (Tlacoachistlahuaca) · Tlacoapa (Tlacoapa) · Tlalchapa (Tlalchapa) · Tlalixtaquilla de Maldonado (Tlalixtaquilla) · Tlapa de Comonfort (Tlapa de Comonfort) · Tlapehuala (Tlapehuala) · Xalpatlahuac (Xalpatlahuac) · Xochihuehuetlan (Xochihuehuetlan) · Xochistlahuaca (Xochistlahuaca) · Zapotitlán Tablas (Zapotitlán Tablas) · Zihuatanejo de Azueta (Zihuatanejo) · Zirándaro (Zirándaro de los Chávez) · Zitlala (Zitlala)
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Families
The most rich and popular family is the Bandera family. Who own most of half the city. The current representant of the family is Bryan Bandera, who now resides in U.S.
Categories: Populated places in Guerrero
Mexico