# Tierra Colorada > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tierra_Colorada > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tierra_Colorada.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tierra_Colorada > Source revision: 1239680475 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) City in the Mexican state of Guerrero Municipal seat and city in Guerrero, Mexico Tierra Colorada Municipal seat and city Coat of arms Tierra Colorada Location in Mexico Show map of Guerrero Tierra Colorada Tierra Colorada (Mexico) Show map of Mexico Coordinates: 17°09′56″N 99°31′35″W / 17.16556°N 99.52639°W / 17.16556; -99.52639 Country Mexico State Guerrero Municipality Juan R. Escudero Population (2005) • Total 10,502 Time zone UTC-6 (Central) **Tierra Colorada** is a city in the Central region of the [Mexican state](/source/Mexican_state) of Guerrero. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of [Juan R. Escudero](/source/Juan_R._Escudero_(municipality)).[1] The name of this place comes from its red mountain soils. In 1849, General Juan N. Álvarez owned a hacienda in this region, which he named "Tierra Colorada", reflecting the area's characteristic soil. By 1854, the town was officially established with the name it still bears today.[2] ## Geography Located in the south-central part of the state of Guerrero, Tierra Colorada lies between the state capital, Chilpancingo de los Bravo, and the port of Acapulco. It is positioned at 17°10'08″N latitude and 99°31'19″W longitude,[3] with an elevation of 292 meters above sea level. The city is traversed by Federal Highway 95, which connects [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City) with [Acapulco](/source/Acapulco). ## Demographics [According to the 2020 Population and Housing Census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Tierra Colorada has a total population of 12,262 people, with 6,337 women and 5,925 men.](https://en.www.inegi.org.mx/programas/ccpv/2020/) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía](/source/Instituto_Nacional_de_Estad%C3%ADstica_y_Geograf%C3%ADa). Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Municipio de Juan R. Escudero – Enciclopedia Guerrerense"](https://enciclopediagro.mx/indice-municipios/municipio-de-juan-r-escudero/) (in Spanish). 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2024-06-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["GeoHack - Tierra Colorada (Juan R. Escudero)"](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?language=es&pagename=Tierra_Colorada_(Juan_R._Escudero)¶ms=17_10_08_N_99_31_19_W_). *geohack.toolforge.org*. Retrieved 2024-06-13. v t e State of Guerrero Chilpancingo (capital) Municipalities and (municipal seats) Acapulco de Juárez (Acapulco) Acatepec (Acatepec) Ajuchitlán del Progreso (Ajuchitlán) Ahuacuotzingo (Ahuacuotzingo) Alcozauca de Guerrero (Alcozauca de Guerrero) Alpoyeca (Alpoyeca) Apaxtla (Apaxtla de Castrejón) Arcelia (Arcelia) Atenango del Río (Atenango del Río) Atlamajalcingo del Monte (Atlamajalcingo del Monte) Atlixtac (Atlixtac) Atoyac de Álvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) Ayutla de los Libres (Ayutla de los Libres) Azoyú (Azoyú) Benito Juárez (San Jerónimo de Juárez) Buenavista de Cuéllar (Buenavista de Cuéllar) Chilapa de Álvarez (Chilapa de Álvarez) Chilpancingo de los Bravo (Chilpancingo de los Bravo) Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga (Coahuayutla de Guerrero) Cochoapa el Grande (Cochoapa el Grande) Cocula (Cocula) Copala (Copala) Copalillo (Copalillo) Copanatoyac (Copanatoyac) Coyuca de Benítez (Coyuca de Benítez) Coyuca de Catalán (Coyuca de Catalán) Cuajinicuilapa (Cuajinicuilapa) Cualac (Cualac) Cuautepec (Cuautepec) Cuetzala del Progreso (Cuetzala del Progreso) Cutzamala de Pinzón (Cutzamala de Pinzón) Eduardo Neri (Zumpango del Río) Florencio Villarreal (Cruz Grande) General Canuto A. Neri (Acapetlahuaya) General Heliodoro Castillo (Tlacotepec) Huamuxtitlán (Huamuxtitlán) Huitzuco de los Figueroa (Huitzuco) Iguala de la Independencia (Iguala de la Independencia) Igualapa (Igualapa) Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc (Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc) Iliatenco (Iliatenco) José Joaquín de Herrera (Hueycantenango) Juan R. Escudero (Tierra Colorada) Juchitán (Juchitán) La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca (La Unión) Las Vigas (Las Vigas) Leonardo Bravo (Chichihualco) Malinaltepec (Malinaltepec) Marquelia (Marquelia) Mártir de Cuilapán (Apango) Metlatónoc (Metlatónoc) Mochitlán (Mochitlán) Ñuu Savi (Coapinola) Olinalá (Olinalá) Ometepec (Ometepec) Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras (Ixcapuzalco) Petatlán (Petatlán) Pilcaya (Pilcaya) Pungarabato (Ciudad Altamirano) Quechultenango (Quechultenango) San Luis Acatlán (San Luis Acatlán) San Marcos (San Marcos) San Miguel Totolapan (San Miguel Totolapan) San Nicolás (San Nicolás) Santa Cruz del Rincón (Santa Cruz del Rincón) Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco de Alarcón) Tecoanapa (Tecoanapa) Tecpan de Galeana (Tecpan de Galeana) Teloloapan (Teloloapan) Tepecoacuilco de Trujano (Tepecoacuilco de Trujano) Tetipac (Tetipac) Tixtla de Guerrero (Tixtla de Guerrero) Tlacoachistlahuaca (Tlacoachistlahuaca) Tlacoapa (Tlacoapa) Tlalchapa (Tlalchapa) Tlalixtaquilla de Maldonado (Tlalixtaquilla) Tlapa de Comonfort (Tlapa de Comonfort) Tlapehuala (Tlapehuala) Xalpatláhuac (Xalpatláhuac) Xochihuehuetlan (Xochihuehuetlán) Xochistlahuaca (Xochistlahuaca) Zapotitlán Tablas (Zapotitlán Tablas) Zihuatanejo de Azueta (Zihuatanejo) Zirándaro (Zirándaro de los Chávez) Zitlala (Zitlala) Protected areas El Veladero General Juan N. 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