Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
Lázaro Cárdenas | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
Port of Lázaro Cardenas | |
| Nickname: Lazaro Cardenas el Puerto de Todos | |
| Motto: Lazaro Cardenas el Puerto sin Limites | |
| Coordinates: 17°57′22″N 102°11′32″W / 17.95611°N 102.19222°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Municipality | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Named after | President Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 196,003 |
| • City | 83,637 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 753 |
Lázaro Cárdenas (Spanish: [ˈlasaɾo ˈkardenas] ⓘ) is a port city in Michoacán bordered to the east by Guerrero. Lázaro Cárdenas is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán, being the southernmost municipality in 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's coordinates are 17°57′00″N 102°12′00″W / 17.95000°N 102.20000°W, 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 the metropolitan area of city, which includes the communities of Las Guacamayas, La Orilla, and La Mira y Guacamayas.