Acapulco

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Acapulco



Official Name Acapulco de Juárez
Country
 - State:
 - Municipality
Mexico
Guerrero
Acapulco
Population (2005) 722 499 hab
altitude 0° msl
Coordinates
 - Latitude:
 - Longitude:

16° 85' N
99° 92' W
Foundation
 - Foundation:

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.