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Benito Juárez is a municipality (municipio) in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat is the town of San Jerónimo de Juárez.

The municipality stands at [17°11′N 100°30′W], on the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo, covering 284.9 km². It is drained by the Río Atoyac. In the year 2000 census, it reported a population of 15,448.

It was named in honour of 19th-century president and patriot Benito Juárez.

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