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Acapulco

Central America

Acapulco de Juarez, commonly called Acapulco, is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 380 kilometers south of Mexico City. Located on a deep, semicircular bay, it has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico's history and is a port of call for shipping and cruise lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California. It is the largest city in the state of Guerrero, larger than the state capital Chilpancingo, and is also Mexico's largest beach and balneario resort city.

Facts
Population
673,479 1
Area (sq km)
1880.6 2
Founding Year
1520 2
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
30 2
Latitude
16.863611 degrees north 1
Longitude
99.8825 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
Sources
1. Acapulco (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Demographics section
    The city had until then a total population of 673,479 inhabitants, of that amount, 324,746 were men and 348,733 women.
  • Demographics section, census date
    with a census date of June 12, 2010, The city had until then a total population of 673,479 inhabitants
  • article header coordinates
    16°51′49″N 99°52′57″W
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Acapulco (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 30 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 1880.6 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1520
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3. GeoNames: Acapulco de Juárez - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 16 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 16.75, -99.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 16.75, -99.75
16.75 -99.75 Aw
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5. GeoNames: Acapulco de Juárez - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3533462
Quote, cities500 record 3533462
16.84942 -99.90891 P PPL MX 12 001 658609 16 America/Mexico_City
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Wikidata: Acapulco
Wikidata Q81398, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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