Tecpan de Galeana (municipality)

Tecpan de Galeana (for Hermenegildo Galeana)^[1] is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Tecpan de Galeana. The municipality covers an area of 2,537.8 km² (979.9 sq mi).

Tecpan de Galeana
Municipality
Playa Cayaquitos in Tecpan
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality in the state
Tecpan de Galeana Show map of Mexico Tecpan de Galeana Show map of Guerrero
Coordinates: 17°07′N 100°28′W
Country	Mexico
State	Guerrero
Municipal seat	Tecpan de Galeana
Area
• Total	2,537.8 km2 (979.9 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	65,237
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)
Postal code	40900
Area code	742
Website	ayuntamientotecpan.gob.mx

In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 65,237,^[2] up from 52,848 in 2005.^[3]

See also

• Hurricane Tara (1961), which caused extensive damage in the municipality
• Mexican Federal Highway 200, on which Tecpan stands