| Acapulco de Juárez | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Image Map1: | Guerrero esperanto acapulco.png |
| Mapsize1: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico#Mexico Guerrero |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guerrero |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Acapulco |
| Leader Title: | Municipal president |
| Established Title: | Incorporated (municipality) |
| Established Date: | August 6, 1824 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1727.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 779566 |
| Population Metro: | 852622 |
| Timezone: | Zona Centro |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 16.9222°N -99.8208°W |
Acapulco de Juárez is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in southwestern Mexico, along Acapulco Bay on the Pacific coast. The municipal seat lies at Acapulco.
Forty percent of the municipality is mountainous terrain; another forty percent is semi-flat; and the other twenty percent is flat. Altitude varies from sea level to 16990NaN0. The highest peaks are Potrero, San Nicolás, and Alto Camarón.
One major river runs through the municipality, the Papagayo, along with a number of arroyos (streams). There are also two small lagoons, Tres Palos and Coyuca, along with a number of thermal springs.[1]
It was incorporated on, as part of the State of Mexico, and became part of the new state of Guerrero upon its creation on . De Juárez was officially added to its name on .[2]
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 779,566,[3] covering an area of 1727.3km2.[4]
Its current municipal president is Abelina López Rodríguez, from the Morena political party.
The municipality has 231 communities and the most populous localities are:
| Cities | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 658,609 | |||
| Xaltianguis | 6,564 | ||
| Kilómetro 30 | 6,334 | ||
| Tres Palos | 5,668 | ||
| San Pedro las Playas | 4,430 | ||
| Amatillo | 3,914 | ||
| Total population | 779,566 | 100% |