Acapulco de Juárez
municipal seat of Acapulco, State of Guerrero, Mexico
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Summary
Acapulco de Juárez is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,510 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Acapulco de Juárez Municipality[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], port city[6], seaside resort[7], locality of Mexico[8]
- Official language: Spanish[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Atami[10], Beverly Hills[11], Riyadh[12], Cannes[13], Onjuku[14], Teocaltiche[15], Santa Marta[16], Ordizia[17], Panaji[18], McAllen[19], Hạ Long[20], Huamantla[21], Boca del Río[22], Puerto Quetzal[23]
- Postal code: 39300–39937[24]
- Commons category: Acapulco[25]
- Patron saint: Our Lady of Solitude[26]
- Local dialing code: 744[27]
- Inception: 1520[28]
- Coordinate location: 16.8628695, -99.8870087[29], 16.86336, -99.8901[30]
- Significant event: Siege of Acapulco[31]
- Official website: https://acapulco.gob.mx/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Acapulco[33]
- Commons gallery: Acapulco de Juárez[34]
- Population: 673,478[35], 658,609[36]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[39], Great dictionary of geographical names[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Capital of: Acapulco de Juárez Municipality[42]
- Official name: Acapulco de Juárez[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Acapulco[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Acapulco[45]
- Demonym: Acapulqueño[46], Acapulqueña[47]
- Native label: Acapulco de Juárez[48]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Acapulco[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Acapulco de Juárez include Acapulco gold[50], a strain of cannabis[51] and acapulcoite[52], a meteorite type[53].
Why It Matters
Acapulco de Juárez has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Acapulco gold[50], a strain of cannabis[51] and acapulcoite[52], a meteorite type[53].