Zihuatanejo de Azueta
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| Zihuatanejo de Azueta | |
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 Zihuatanejo de Azueta
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| Coordinates: 17°40′N 101°34′W / 17.667°N 101.567°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Zihuatanejo |
| Municipality created | 23 December 1953 |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,921.5 km2 (741.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 104,609 |
| Website | http://www.ixtapa-zihuatanejo.gob.mx |
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. At the 2005 census it had a population of 104,609 inhabitants. It has an area of 1,921.5 km² (741.9 sq mi). Its municipal seat is the city of Zihuatanejo. Its municipal president for the 2005-08 period was Silvano Blanco Deaquino.
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.
[edit] Major communities
[edit] References
- 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
[edit] External links
- Municipio de Zihuatanejo de Azueta Official website
- Visit Ixtapa Zihuatanejo -- Tourist guide and maps of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Tourist Guide Official website of Zihuatanejo Hotels Assoc.
Coordinates: 17°40′N 101°34′W / 17.667°N 101.567°W
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