Major rivers of Mexico, with Balsas in the southwest
|Mangrove Point, Pacific Ocean|
|Length||771 kilometers (479 mi)|
|Confluence of the |
The Balsas River (Spanish Río Balsas, also locally known as the Mezcala River, or Atoyac River) is a major river of south-central
The basin flows through the states of Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero, and Mexico. The river flows through the
The Balsas River valley was possibly one of the earliest
According to the 1980 Census, 47,000 people lived along the Balsas river banks, spread over 37 communities, within the six municipalities of the region.