Mazatlán

Mazatlán
Coat o airms
Nickname(s):  Paceefic Pearl
Mazatlán Mazatlán in Mexico
Coordinates: 23°13′12″N 106°25′12″W
Kintra	Mexico
State	Sinaloa
Municipality	Mazatlán
Settled	14 Mey 1531
Govrenment
• Mayor	Alejandro Higuera Osuna
Area
• Municipality	3,068.5 km2 (1,184.75 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Tot	438,434
• Demonym	Mazatleco, Mazatleca
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
Postal code	82000-
Aurie code(s)	669
Wabsteid	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". The ceety wis foondit in 1531 bi an airmy o Spaniards an Indie settlers. 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.

Freemit airtins

• Mazatlán at the Open Directory Project
• Instituto de Cultura
• Carnaval o Mazatlan
• Ayuntamiento de Mazatlán