Copala, Guerrero: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|City in the Mexican state of Guerrero}}

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''' Copala''' is a city and the seat of the [[Copala (municipality)|municipality of Copala]], in the state of [[Guerrero]], south-western [[Mexico]].<ref>[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía]]. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=A. O. L. |date=2024-06-17 |title=Mayor-elect pulled off bus and shot dead near Acapulco |url=https://www.aol.com/mayor-elect-pulled-off-bus-174600022.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=www.aol.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==

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{{Guerrero}}

[[Category:Populated places in Guerrero]]