Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero

Ciudad Altamirano
Municipal seat and city
Ciudad Altamirano

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 18°20′50″N 100°39′11″W / 18.3472°N 100.6531°W / 18.3472; -100.6531Coordinates: 18°20′50″N 100°39′11″W / 18.3472°N 100.6531°W / 18.3472; -100.6531
Country  Mexico
State Guerrero
Municipality Pungarabato
Population (2005)
  Total 25,317

Ciudad Altamirano (until 1936, Pungarabato, a name of Purépecha origin) is a city in the "Tierra Caliente/Hot Land" region of the Mexican state of Guerrero. It serves as the municipal seat for Pungarabato Municipality.

It stands on the Cutzamala River, one of the main tributaries of the Balsas River, at a height of 230 metres (755 ft) above sea level.

In the 2005 INEGI census, the city reported a population of 25,317.

The city's name honours Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, a 19th-century president of the Supreme Court and writer born in Tixtla, Guerrero.

Altamirano, Guerrero has a paved airport named "Santa Barbara." The name comes from the sister town next to Altamirano. Most (if not all) people refer to it as simply Altamirano Airport, or "Aeropuerto Altamirano". The airport does not have any airline services, so the only ones using it are locals who own airplanes. Recently, a small military base was located at the airport.

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