Acapulco
(Reguidit frae Acapulco de Juárez)
Acapulco (offeecially as Acapulco de Juárez) is a ceety, municipality an major sea port in the state o Guerrero on the Pacific coast o Mexico, 300 kilometre (190 mi) soothwast frae Mexico Ceety. Acapulco is locatit on a deep, semi-circular bay an haes been a port syne the early colonial period o Mexico's history.[1] It is a port o caw for shippin an cruisin lines runnin atween Panama an San Francisco, Californie, Unitit States.[2] The ceety o Acapulco is the lairgest in the state, far lairger than the state caipital Chilpancingo. Acapulco is Mexico's lairgest beach an balneario resortit ceety an aw.[3]
Acapulco | |
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Ceety | |
| Acapulco de Juárez | |
 Acapulco panoramic collage. Top, frae left tae richt: Acapulco Bay frae Chapel o Peace, Petroglyphs in Palma Sola, Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Cathedral, Mural bi Diego Rivera in Dolores Olmedo Hoose, San Diego Fort, La Quebrada, La Condesa Beach, Acapulco Dorado an Acapulco Diamante. | |
 Coat airms | |
  Acapulco Location in Mexico | |
| 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 | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State |  Guerrero |
| Foondit | 1520s |
| Govrenment | |
| • Municipal preses | Luis Walton (2012–2015) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1880.60 km2 (726.10 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3538.5 km2 (1,366.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation of seat | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Municipality | 687,608 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,021,000 |
| Demonym(s) | Acapulqueño (a) Porteño (a) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 39300-39937 |
| Area code(s) | 744 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie) |
References eedit
- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Guerrero Acapulco de Juárez" (in Spanish). Mexico: INAFED. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 Januar 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "History of API Acapulco". Acapulco, Guerrero: Administracion Portuaria Integral. Archived frae the original on 18 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 10 Januar 2010.
- ↑ "INEGI Census 2005" (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 18 Januar 2010. Retrieved 10 Januar 2010. Unknown parameter
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Further readin eedit
- Jedidiah Morse (1797), "Acapulco", The American Gazetteer, Boston, Massachusetts: At the presses of S. Hall, and Thomas & Andrews
Freemit airtins eedit
Travel guide tae Acapulco frae Wikivoyage
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Acapulco. |
- (in Spaingie) Offeecial ceety govrenment wabsteid Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine