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Brief description of the City &
Municipality Government:
As of May 6th, 2008 and as stated on Decree No. 450 of the Congress of the
State of Guerrero, our municipality changed its name to
Municipio de Zihuatanejo de Azueta. From its
creation until May 5th, 2008 had the the name of "Municipio de José Azueta".
The Ayuntamiento Municipal (Municipality City Hall) resides in the
City of Zihuatanejo and is conformed by the Presidente Municipal
(Municipal President or Mayor), the Síndico Procurador (some
duties similar to a C.A.O.), 12 Regidores (councilmen
representing the people and consequently from many political parties) and the
Secretario General del Ayuntamiento (Secretary General).
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| Lic.
Silvano Blanco Deaquino |
| Municipal President
(Mayor) |
| 2005 -
2008 |
Our
present Municipal President is Lic. Silvano Blanco Deaquino. He assumed
office on December 1st., 2005 and ends on the same day in the year
2008 during a change of powers celebration usually in an act at mid-day.
He is from the P.R.D. political party.
The term
in office is 3 years and as with all elected officers in
Mexico, the person can't be re-elected to the same position for the following term as
stated in the law, so we renew the Mayor and Councilmen positions every 3 years. Next election for
Presidente Municipal, Síndico Procurador, Regidores and for Diputado Local (Local
Congressman) will be held on the first Sunday of October 2008.
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Ing. Alejandro Bravo Abarca |
Municipal President Elect |
| 2009 -
2012 |
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Political
Affiliation: P.R.I. |
Due to changes in the laws of the State of Guerrero in electoral matters
and by Decree of the Congress of our State, the present Municipal
Administration (2005-2008) extends its period until January 1st., 2009.
Also, the next administration will cover the period January 1st., 2009
until September 1st., 2012 and on this unique occasion, it will govern
for a period of 3 years and 8 months. The next elections for President
Municipal and Local Congressman will be held on the first Sunday of July
2012.
The Ayuntamiento also has 16 Direcciones Municipales (Area
Directors) with the responsibilities of Treasury, Public Works, Public Safety, Urban
Development, Public Services, Tourism, Economy Development, Business Activities,
etc., as with the par-municipal Potable Water and Sewer System known as C.A.P.A.Z. which stands for
Comisión de Agua
Potable y Alcantarillado de Zihuatanejo (Zihuatanejo's Potable Water and Sewer
Commission).
Our
Municipality was created on December 23rd., 1953 by petition of the people of
Zihuatanejo
during the administration of State Governor Lic. Alejandro Gómez
Maganda. The decree was enforced on January 1st., 1954 and by consensus Sr. Dario Galeana Farfán was appointed as the first President of
the Consejo Municipal (Municipal Council) until the first
official election, one year later.
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The population is approx. 95000 inhabitants of which more than 50000 live in the urban
area of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and nearby. It has approx. 155 Comunidades
(Communities); 15 Comisarías Ejidales and a similar number
of Comisarías Municipales (Commissaries representing the
people and the government in those rural locations).
Its extension
is approx. of 2,000 Kms2 (494210 sq. acres). It is located in the area know as La Costa
Grande (the large/long shore) in the State of Guerrero. To the north is
Municipio de Coyuca de Catalan and Municipio
de Coahuayutla; to the south the Pacific Ocean; to the west
Municipio de La Union and to the east Municipio
de Petatlan. Its territory is mostly a large flat land edging the ocean and medium
to tall mountains to the north, with exuberant vegetation where many fine woods are found.
Its main
activities are Tourism (primarily in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and nearby places), Fishing,
Cattle raising and Agriculture (corn, mango, papaya, bananas, etc.).
In
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo there are a few State Government's Delegation Offices such as State Tourism Bureau, State Transportation, etc.
Brief description of our State:
 Guerrero is
located in the south part of the Mexico's Republic. To the north are the States of
Michoacan and Morelos, to the south
the Pacific Ocean, to the east the States of Puebla and
Oaxaca and to the west the State of Michoacan.
It has 77 Municipios (Municipalities) and some of its major
cities are Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo,
Chilpancingo, Iguala
and Taxco. Its extension is
63794 Kms2 (15763840 sq. acres) and it was created on October 27th., 1849. It takes its name in honor of
General Vicente Guerrero (1782-1831) a patriot in Mexico's
independence revolution.
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| C.P.
C. Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo |
| Governor of the
State of Guerrero |
| 2005
- 2011 |
Our
present Governor is C.P. Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca
Galindo. He assumed
office on April 1st., 2005. He is from the P.R.D. political party. Past offices held by
him are Presidente Municipal de Acapulco
(Mayor of Acapulco) and Diputado Federal (Federal Congressman) among other
important positions also in the private sector.
Our State
Government resides in the State Capitol, the City of Chilpancingo,
located midway between Mexico City and Acapulco. All State Secretaries have
their offices at the State Capitol
with the exception of the Tourism Secretary whose office is located in Acapulco.
Guerrero has
46 Diputados Locales (Local District Congressmen) in the State
Congress House, 10 Diputados Estatales (State
Congressmen) in
the Federal Congress House and 3 Senadores
(Senators) in the Federal
Legislature.
The term in
office is 6 years and the present state administration ends on March 31st.,
2011. Next
election for Governor will be held on the first Sunday of February of that
year (2011).
Federal Government:
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| Lic.
Felipe
Calderon Hinojosa |
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President of
Mexico |
| 2006 - 2012 |
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