Costalegre

Costalegre
From top, left to right: Cabo Corrientes; Costa Majahuas; Bahía de Chamela; Costa Careyes; Bahía de Tenacatita and Tamarindo Beach
From top, left to right: Cabo Corrientes; Costa Majahuas; Bahía de Chamela; Costa Careyes; Bahía de Tenacatita and Tamarindo Beach
Official seal of Costalegre
Nicknames: 
The Virgin Coast, Joy Coast
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Coordinates: 20°40′N 105°16′W / 20.667°N 105.267°W / 20.667; -105.267
Country Mexico
State Jalisco
MunicipalityCabo Corrientes
MunicipalityTomatlán
MunicipalityCihuatlán
Area
 • Municipality1,300.7 km2 (502.19 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total177,830
 • Municipality
220,368
DemonymJaliciense
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
48300
Area code322
Websitecostalegre.com

Costalegre ("Coast of Joy" in Spanish) is a series of different beaches, capes and bays of various sizes distributed alongside the Pacific Ocean on the western coastline of the Mexican state of Jalisco, between Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and Manzanillo, Colima.