Acapulco (municipality)

Acapulco de Juárez
Municipality

Coat of arms
Acapulco de Juárez
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°55′20″N 99°49′15″W / 16.92222°N 99.82083°W / 16.92222; -99.82083Coordinates: 16°55′20″N 99°49′15″W / 16.92222°N 99.82083°W / 16.92222; -99.82083
Country  Mexico
State Guerrero
Municipal seat Acapulco
Area
  Total 1,921.5 km2 (741.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 789,971

Acapulco de Juárez is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Acapulco. The municipality covers an area of 1921.5 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 717,766.[1]

Localities

The municipality has 234 communities and the most populous cities are:

CitiesPopulation%
Acapulco673 47985.25%
Xaltianguis6 9650.88%
Kilómetro 306 3010.79%
Tres Palos5 0010.63%
San Pedro las Playas4 2920.54%
Amatillo3 2980.41%
Total population789 971100%

References

  1. "Acapulco". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2008.


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