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Acapulco
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.
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 of airms o Acapulco
Coat airms
Acapulco is located in Mexico
Acapulco
Acapulco
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°51′49″N 99°52′57″W / 16.86361°N 99.88250°W / 16.86361; -99.88250Coordinates: 16°51′49″N 99°52′57″W / 16.86361°N 99.88250°W / 16.86361; -99.88250
Kintra Mexico
State Guerrero
Foondit1520s
Govrenment
 • Municipal presesLuis Walton (2012–2015)
Area
 • Municipality1880.60 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)
 • Municipality687,608
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,021,000
Demonym(s)Acapulqueño (a)
Porteño (a)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
39300-39937
Area code(s)744
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)

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]

References

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  1. "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)
  2. "History of API Acapulco". Acapulco, Guerrero: Administracion Portuaria Integral. Archived frae the original on 18 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 10 Januar 2010.
  3. "INEGI Census 2005" (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 18 Januar 2010. Retrieved 10 Januar 2010. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

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Travel guide tae Acapulco frae Wikivoyage