Copala, Guerrero
City in the Mexican state of Guerrero
Municipal seat and city in Guerrero, Mexico
16°39′N 98°59′W / 16.650°N 98.983°W / 16.650; -98.983
MexicoCopala is a city and the seat of the municipality of Copala, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico.[1]
In June 2024, Salvador Villalba Flores, the mayor-elect of the town from the México Avanza party, was assassinated in the town while traveling on a bus to Mexico City. Local media also reported Villalba had decided to run for mayor after his friend, a candidate, was murdered in June 2023.[2]
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008
- ^ Staff, A. O. L. (2024-06-17). "Mayor-elect pulled off bus and shot dead near Acapulco". www.aol.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
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