Acapulco (Officially: Acapulco de Juárez) is a city and major
sea port in the state of
Guerrero on the Pacific coast of
Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) southwest from
Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay. It is a port of call for shipping and cruising lines running between
Panama and
San Francisco, California,
United States. As of the 2005 census, the population of the urbanized area was 616,394, while that of the administrative
municipality was 717,766 people. The municipality, which has an area of 1,882.6 km² (726.88 sq mi), includes numerous small localities outside of the city. The tourist resort city of Acapulco is the largest city in the state, far larger than the state capital
Chilpancingo.
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