Acapulco
Acapulco de Juárez (Spanish: [akaˈpulko ðe ˈxwaɾes] (
listen)), 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.
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| Coordinates: 16°51′49″N 99°52′57″W / 16.86361°N 99.88250°WCoordinates: 16°51′49″N 99°52′57″W / 16.86361°N 99.88250°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Acapulco |
| Founded | March 12, 1550 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Abelina López ( ) |
| 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 | 365.6322/km2 (946.983/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,021,000 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal codes | 39300–39937 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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
Playones de San Isidro de Isidro is a community belonging to the Flavio Alfaro canton. The village has a population of approximately 200 people.
Acapulco Media
A 1628 relief atlas of Acapulco Bay.
Codex Tudela: "Acapulco's Yope Indian, at the South Sea".
View of Acapulco, 1879, oil painting by Carl Saltzmann.
Hasekura Tsunenaga; the Japanese samurai who led the delegation to Mexico.
- JLNYCAcapulcoBay
The Bay of Acapulco from the top of Palma Sola.
Hoteles en Acapulco desde Costa Azul
Fountain of the Huntress Diana.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Acapulco. Collins English DictionaryHarperCollins. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ Acapulco. Oxford DictionariesOxford University Press.
