Zihuatanejo de Azueta
Zihuatanejo de Azueta is a municipality located on the Pacific coast in the western part of the Mexican state of Guerrero. It includes the major resort communities of Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa in addition to numerous other towns. In 2010 it had a population of 118,211 inhabitants. It has an area of 1468 km² (567 sq mi).[1] Its municipal seat is the city of Zihuatanejo. Its municipal president for the 2005-08 period was Silvano Blanco Deaquino.
Zihuatanejo de Azueta | |
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 Partial view over Playa la Ropa | |
.png.webp) Municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in Guerrero | |
  Zihuatanejo de Azueta Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°40′0″N 101°34′0″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Zihuatanejo |
| Municipality created | 23 December 1953 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,468 km2 (567 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 118,211 |
| Website | https://zihuatanejodeazueta.gob.mx/ |
Overview
It was created on 23 December 1953 and named in honour of Lt. José Azueta, a hero of the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz.
Major communities
- El Coacoyul
- Ixtapa
- Pantla
- San José Ixtapa (Barrio Viejo)
- Zihuatanejo
See also
References
- "Descarga de Base de Datos (Poblacion)". Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal (SNIM) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (INAFED). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Guerrero Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Media related to Zihuatanejo de Azueta Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) Municipio de Zihuatanejo de Azueta official website
- de Azueta Zihuatanejo de Azueta at Curlie
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