Acapulco
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| Acapulco | |||
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| Acapulco de Juárez | |||
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| Coordinates: 16°51′49″N 99°52′57″W / 16.86361°N 99.8825°WCoordinates: 16°51′49″N 99°52′57″W / 16.86361°N 99.8825°W | |||
| Country |  Mexico |
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| State | Guerrero | ||
| Founded | 1520s | ||
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| Government | |||
| • President | Manuel Añorve Baños (2007–2010) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 1,880.60 km2 (726.10 sq mi) | ||
| Elevationof seat | 30 m (100 ft) | ||
| Population (2010)Municipality | |||
| • Municipality | 863,438 | ||
| • Seat | 616,394 | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| Postal code (of seat) | 39300 | ||
| Area code(s) | 744 | ||
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| Website | (Spanish) Official website | ||
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.
