Ixtapa

Ixtapa
Municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in Guerrero
Municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in Guerrero
Ixtapa is located in Mexico
Ixtapa
Ixtapa
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°38′12″N 101°33′05″W / 17.63667°N 101.55139°W / 17.63667; -101.55139
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
MunicipalityZihuatanejo de Azueta
Resort createdearly 1970s[1]
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
8,992
Websiteixtapa-zihuatanejo.gob.mx

Ixtapa (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣsˈtapa], Nahuatl pronunciation) 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.

  1. ^ Carlton, Michael (January 24, 1982). "Ixtapa: Mexico's gem of a resort". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Dallas Times Herald). p. B6.