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Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán

Lázaro Cárdenas
City
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas
Official seal of Lázaro Cárdenas
Seal
Nickname(s): Lazaro Cardenas el Puerto de Todos
Motto: Lazaro Cardenas el Puerto sin Limites
Lázaro Cárdenas is located in Mexico
Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas
Location of Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°57′22″N 102°11′32″W / 17.95611°N 102.19222°W / 17.95611; -102.19222Coordinates: 17°57′22″N 102°11′32″W / 17.95611°N 102.19222°W / 17.95611; -102.19222
Country Mexico
State Michoacán
Municipality Lázaro Cárdenas
Founded 1931
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 178 817
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 753

Lázaro Cárdenas (Spanish About this sound [ˈlasaɾo ˈkardenas] ) is a port city that with its surrounding municipality is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was formerly known as Los Llanitos, but changed its name as a tribute to Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, a Michoacán-born politician who was president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.

The city is located at 17°57′00″N 102°12′00″W / 17.95000°N 102.20000°W / 17.95000; -102.20000, where the Río Balsas drains into the Pacific Ocean. In the 2005 census, the city's population was 74,884. It is served by Lázaro Cárdenas Airport. The municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas, which has an area of 1,160.24 km2 (447.97 sq mi), had a total population of 162,997 in 2005, and includes extensive territory outside the city, including the communities of Las Guacamayas, La Orilla, and La Mira.


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