Ayutla de los Libres is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero

Municipalities of Guerrero

The Mexican state of Guerrero is divided into 81 municipalities :...

, in south-western Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. The municipal seat lies at Ayutla de los Libres

Ayutla de los Libres

Ayutla de los Libres is a city and seat of the municipality of Ayutla de los Libres, in the state of Guerrero, southern Mexico.The Plan of Ayutla was proclaimed here on 1 March 1854.-Name:...

. The municipality covers an area of 735.4 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 55,954.

Name

The name "Ayutla" comes from Nahuatl Ayotlan meaning "near the (place of abundance of) tortoises/turtles". The sobriquet "de los Libres" ("of the Free") was added after 1854, because the town was the place where the Ayutla Revolution started on March 1, 1854, and where the Ayutla Plan was announced.