Acapulco
Acapulco, Guerrero | |
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| Acapulco de Juárez | |
| Counterclockwise from top: Acapulco Bay skyline, La Quebrada, Island of La Roqueta, Acapulco Diamante, bay of Puerto Marqués, Our Lady of Solitude Cathedral, Chapel of Peace (left) and mural of Quetzalcoatl by Diego Rivera (right), Fort of San Diego Counterclockwise from top: Acapulco Bay skyline, La Quebrada, Island of La Roqueta, Acapulco Diamante, bay of Puerto Marqués, Our Lady of Solitude Cathedral, Chapel of Peace (left) and mural of Quetzalcoatl by Diego Rivera (right), Fort of San Diego | |
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Coat of arms of Acapulco, Guerrero Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Acapulco |
| Founded | March 12, 1550 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Abelina López (File:Morena logo (Mexico).svg) |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,880.60 km2 (726.10 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,538.5 km2 (1,366.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • City | 687,608 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,021,000 |
| Demonyms | Acapulqueño (a) Porteño (a) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal codes | 39300–39937 |
| Area code | 744 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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Acapulco de Juárez (Spanish: [akaˈpulko ðe ˈxwaɾes] (Audio file "Acapulco de Juárez - es - mx.ogg " not found)), commonly called Acapulco (/ˌækəˈpʊlkoʊ/ AK-ə-PUUL-koh,[1][2] also US: /ˌɑːk-/ AHK-[1]), is a town and sea port on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is on a deep, semi-circular bay. It is a stop for shipping and cruising lines running between Panama, and San Francisco, California, USA. In 2005, about 722,499 people lived there.
Its name is a Nahuatl word, meaning "plain of dense reeds". The city has been a port since the 16th century.
Playones de San Isidro[change]
Playones de San Isidro de Isidro is a community belonging to the Flavio Alfaro canton. The village has a population of approximately 200 people.
References[change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Acapulco". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Acapulco". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
