Acapulco
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Acapulco | |
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Official Name | Acapulco de Juárez |
Country - State: - Municipality |
![]() Guerrero Acapulco |
Population (2005) | 722 499 hab |
altitude | 0° msl |
Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude: |
16° 85' N 99° 92' W |
Foundation - Foundation: |
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Mayor | Félix Salgado Macedonio |
Political party | PRD |
Time zone: | UTC -6 |
Demonym | Acapulqueño(a) |
Postal code | 39300-39898 |
Area code | 744 |
Website: www.acapulco.gob.mx |
Acapulco is a town and sea port on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located 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 the estimated population was 722,499 people.
Its name is a Nahuatl word, meaning "plain of dense reeds". The city has been a port since the 16th century.