Mazatlán
Mazatlán | |
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Eik-name(s): Paceefic Pearl | |
Coordinates: 23°13′12″N 106°25′12″W / 23.22000°N 106.42000°W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Sinaloa |
Municipality | Mazatlán |
Settled | 14 Mey 1531 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Alejandro Higuera Osuna |
Area | |
• Municipality | 3,068.5 km2 (1184.75 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 438,434 |
• Demonym | Mazatleco Mazatleca |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
Postal code | 82000- |
Area code(s) | 669 |
Website | http://www.mazatlan.gob.mx |
Mazatlán (Spaingie pronunciation: [maθaˈtɬan], locally: [masaˈtɬan] ( listen)) is a ceety in the Mexican state o Sinaloa. The ceety serves as the municipal seat for the surroondin municipio, known as the Mazatlán Municipality.
Mazatlán is a Nahuatl wird meanin "place o deer".[1] The ceety wis foondit in 1531 bi an airmy o Spaniards an Indie settlers.[2] By the mid-19t century a lairge group o immigrants haed arrivit frae Germany. These new ceetizens developit Mazatlán intae a thrivin commercial seaport, importin equipment for the nearbi gowd an siller mines. It servit as the caipital o Sinaloa frae 1859 tae 1873. The German settlers influencit the local muisic an aw, banda, which is an alteration o Bavarie fowk muisic. The settlers established the Pacifico Brewery on 14 Mairch 1900 an aw.
Wi a population o 438,434 (ceety) an 489,987 (municipality) as o the 2010 census, Mazatlán is the seicont-lairgest ceety in the state. It is a popular tourist destination an aw, wi its beaches lined wi resort hotels. A caur ferry plees its trade athort the Guwf o Californie frae Mazatlán tae La Paz, Baja California Sur. Mazatlán is servit bi Gral. Rafael Buelna Internaitional Airport.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Ayuntamiento Municipal de Mazatlán]
- ↑ Benchwick, G & Hecht, J (2009). Puerto Vallarta and Pacific Mexico. Lonely Planet. pp. 320. ISBN 1-74104-806-0.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Mazatlan. |
- Mazatlán at Curlie
- Instituto de Cultura
- Carnaval o Mazatlan Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Ayuntamiento de Mazatlán