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Arcelia, Mexico

Arcelia is a town of 18,685 people in Guerrero, Mexico, founded in 1893.

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Population18,685 GeoNames
RegionGuerrero
Elevation391 m 1,283 ft
Founded1893
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico City

About Arcelia

Arcelia is a city and seat of the municipality of Arcelia, in the state of Guerrero, southern Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article Arcelia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Pemex

Gas station · 1.9 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries5

Escuela Primaria Plan de Ayala

School · 0.7 km

Calle Francisco Villa

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Escuela Primaria Arturo Martínez Adame

School

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Escuela Primaria Luis Donaldo Colosio

School · 1.1 km

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Escuela Primaria Plan Ayala

School · 0.7 km

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Preparatoria N° 20

School · 1.1 km

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Map of Arcelia

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Getting there and nearby towns

  • Reforma de Lázaro Cárdenas (El Aterrizaje) 3 km south, about 3 min by car
  • Colonia Emperador Cuauhtémoc 3 km southwest, about 3 min by car
  • Santo Niño 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
  • Cuauhlotitlán 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
  • Palos Altos 6 km north, about 6 min by car
  • El Naranjo 7 km north, about 7 min by car
  • Nuevo Copaltepec 7 km north, about 7 min by car
  • El Temblor 9 km north, about 9 min by car
  • Taxco de Alarcón 76 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Iguala de la Independencia 79 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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