Zihuatanejo de Azueta explained

Zihuatanejo de Azueta
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico
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:Zihuatanejo
Established Title:Municipality created
Established Date:23 December 1953
Area Total Km2:1468
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:118,211
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:17.6667°N -101.5667°W
Website:https://zihuatanejodeazueta.gob.mx/

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.

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.[2]

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17.6667°N -135°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descarga de Base de Datos (Poblacion) . Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal (SNIM) . Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (INAFED) . 2 June 2019 . Yes . es.
  2. Web site: Brief description of the City & Municipality Government: . Municipio de Zihuatanejo de Azueta . 8 August 2024.