Eduardo Neri is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Guerrero
Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...
. The municipal capital is
Zumpango del Río. The municipality covers an area of 1289.6 km².
It was named for jurist and congressman , born in Zumpango.
In 2005, the total population was 40,328.
Geography
Towns and villages
The municipality has 80 towns/villages. The largest are as follows:
The contract for the Canadian-owned mine ''Los Filos,'' consisting of (700 ha of common use and 800 ha owned by 173 ''
ejidatarios'' was canceled on September 2,
2020
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. Some 1,300 miners were blocked from entering the site. The ejiidatarios claim that the mining company, Equinox Gold, has racist and discriminatory policies, and that it regularly ignores health and environmental protections. Eight villagers in Carrizalillo died from cancer in 2019, and some babies have been born with deformities related to pollution.
The mavericks claim that the company has had a racist and discriminatory attitude towards the inhabitants and has violated contract clauses related to the protection of health and the environment. Eight villagers died from last year, apparently from cancer and some babies were born with malformations from pollution. Twenty-one miners have been infected by
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
. Both the mining company and the landowners have been extorted into monthly payments by local criminal gangs. Section 17 of the ''Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos, Siderúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana'' (mineworkers' union), based in
Taxco
Taxco de Alarcón (; usually referred to as simply Taxco) is a small city and administrative center of Taxco de Alarcón Municipality located in the Mexico, Mexican state of Guerrero. Taxco is located in the north-central part of the state, from ...
, has appealed to Governor
Héctor Astudillo Flores
Héctor Antonio Astudillo Flores (born 3 July 1958) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the governor of Guerrero from 2015 to 2021.
He had previously served in the Senat ...
.
References
External links
Eduardo Neri: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety(Data México)
Municipalities of Guerrero
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