Chilpancingo

[ cheel-pahn-seeng-gaw ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Guerrero, in SW Mexico.

Chilpancingo

/ tʃilpanˈθiŋɡo /

noun

1. a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

And then there was the killing of Alejandro Arcos Catalán, the newly sworn-in mayor of the city of Chilpancingo.

From Los Angeles Times

Alejandro Arcos was killed in Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in the southwestern state of Guerrero.

From BBC

Even as the president spoke, mourners chanting “¡Justicia! ¡Justicia!” marched through the streets of Chilpancingo, the capital of violence-plagued Guerrero state, during the funeral cortege for former Mayor Alejandro Arcos, who was assassinated last weekend, less than a week after taking office.

From Los Angeles Times

Alejandro Arcos was found dead on Sunday in Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in the southwestern state of Guerrero.

From BBC

Guerrero is one of the worst affected states due to its location on the Pacific coast smuggling routes and Chilpancingo has long been the scene of turf battles between two drug gangs, the Ardillos and the Tlacos.

From BBC