Ixtapa | |
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.png) Municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in Guerrero | |
  Ixtapa Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°38′12″N 101°33′05″W / 17.63667°N 101.55139°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Zihuatanejo de Azueta |
| Resort created | early 1970s[1] |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,992 |
| Website | ixtapa-zihuatanejo.gob.mx |
Ixtapa (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣsˈtapa], ) is a resort city in Mexico, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in the state of Guerrero. It is located 5 km (3 mi) northwest of the municipal seat, Zihuatanejo, and 245 km (150 mi) northwest of Acapulco.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the population of Ixtapa was 6,406.
- ^ Carlton, Michael (January 24, 1982). "Ixtapa: Mexico's gem of a resort". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Dallas Times Herald). p. B6.