Zihuatanejo de Azueta
Municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero
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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).[2] 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 | |
 Coat of arms | |
.png) 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 (2020) | |
• Total | 126,000[1] |
| Website | https://zihuatanejodeazueta.gob.mx/ |
History
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. It formally changed its name from "municipality of José Azueta" to "municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta" on 6 May 2008.[3]
Major communities
- El Coacoyul
- Ixtapa
- Pantla
- San José Ixtapa (Barrio Viejo)
- Zihuatanejo
