Forty percent of the municipality is mountainous terrain; another forty percent is semi-flat; and the other twenty percent is flat. Altitude varies from sea level to 1,699 metres (5,574 feet). The highest peaks are Potrero, San Nicolás, and Alto Camarón.
One major river runs through the municipality, the Papagayo, along with a number of arroyos (streams). There are also two small lagoons, Tres Palos and Coyuca, along with a number of thermal springs.[1]
It was incorporated on August 6, 1824, as part of the State of Mexico, and became part of the new state of Guerrero upon its creation on October 27, 1849. De Juárez was officially added to its name on June 20, 1873.[2]
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 779,566,[3] covering an area of 1,727.3 square kilometres (666.9 sq mi).[4]
^Comisión de estudios del territorio nacional (CETENAL); Instituto nacional de estadística geografía e informática (INEGI) (1991). Acapulco: Guerrero (Map) (Primera ed.). 1:50,000. CETENAL, INEGI. OCLC494416658.
