Country Mexico Municipal seat Zihuatanejo Capital Zihuatanejo | State Guerrero Area 1,468 km² Municipality created 23 December 1953 | |
 | ||
University Technological Institute of Costa Grande Points of interest Delfiniti of Mexico, Playa El Palmar, Museo Arqueológico de la Cos, Winclub Casino Ixtapa, Picante Catamaran | ||
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 1468 km² (567 sq mi). Its municipal seat is the city of Zihuatanejo. Its municipal president for the 2005-08 period was Silvano Blanco Deaquino.
Contents
Map of Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Guerrero, Mexico
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
References
Zihuatanejo de Azueta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA