Zihuatanejo de Azueta is a municipality in 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) Municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in Guerrero | |
  Zihuatanejo de Azueta Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°40′0″N 101°34′0″W / 17.66667°N 101.56667°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/ |
History
editIt was created on 23 December 1953 and named in honour of Lt. José Azueta, a hero of the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz. It formally changed its name from "municipality of José Azueta" to "municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta" on 6 May 2008.[2]
Major communities
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Brief description of the City & Municipality Government:". Municipio de Zihuatanejo de Azueta. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- 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
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Media related to Zihuatanejo de Azueta Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) Municipio de Zihuatanejo de Azueta official website