Acapulco facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Acapulco
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| Acapulco de Juárez | ||
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 Acapulco
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State | Guerrero | |
| Founded | 1520s | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality | 1,882.6 km2 (726.9 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 3,538.5 km2 (1,366.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation
of seat
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30 m (100 ft) | |
| Population
(2010)Municipality
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| • Municipality | 863,431 | |
| • Seat | 673 479 | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | |
| Postal code (of seat) |
39300
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| Area code(s) | 744 | |
Acapulco is a town and sea port on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is on a deep, semi-circular bay. It is a stop for shipping and cruising lines running between Panama, and San Francisco, California, USA. In 2005, about 722,499 people lived there.
Its name is a Nahuatl word, meaning "plain of dense reeds". The city has been a port since the 16th century.
Images for kids
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A 1628 relief atlas of Acapulco Bay
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Codex Tudela: "Acapulco's Yope Indian, at the South Sea"
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View of Acapulco, 1879, oil painting by Carl Saltzmann
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Hasekura Tsunenaga; the Japanese samurai who led the delegation to Mexico
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The Bay of Acapulco from the top of Palma Sola
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Acapulco skyline
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Fountain of the Huntress Diana
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Acapulco International Airport
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Caleta Beach
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Acapulco Bay
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Papagayo Park
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Acapulco beach with a Bandera monumental in the background
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La Quebrada Cliff Divers
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Tlacopanocha, or Tlaco de Panocha, is one of the city's main beaches
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Cruise liner at the International Transatlantic Port Lieutenant José Azueta
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Acapulco's Miguel Alemán Coastal Avenue
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Hands of Brotherhood and cross, Peace Ecumenical Chapel
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The Manila-Acapulco Galleon Memorial at Plaza Mexico in Intramuros, Manila
See also
In Spanish: Acapulco de Juárez para niños
