Zihuatanejo de Azueta

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
Municipality
Partial view over Playa la Ropa
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

See also

• Mexican Federal Highway 200