Acapulco de Juárez is one of the 81

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, in southwestern

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, along

Acapulco Bay Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...

on the Pacific coast. The municipal seat lies at

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...

. 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 . The highest peaks are ''Potrero, San Nicolas'', 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. It was incorporated on as part of the

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, becoming part of the new state of

Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...

upon its creation on . ''Juárez'' was officially added to its name on . As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 779,566, covering an area of . Its current

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is Abelina López Rodríguez, from the

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political party.

Localities

The municipality has 231 communities and the most populous localities are:

Government

For the names and terms of some Acapulco

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s, you can check a List of municipal presidents of Acapulco.

References

Municipalities of Guerrero {{Guerrero-geo-stub

Localities

Government

See also

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