Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta
City and municipality
Above, from left to right: Panoramic view of Villa del Palmar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, the Sea Horse Sculpture, the pier, view of the hotel zone from the boardwalk, Marina Vallarta and downtown.
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Nickname(s):  P.V., Vallarta
Location of the municipality within the state of Jalisco
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Coordinates: 20°38′45″N 105°13′20″W / 20.64583°N 105.22222°W / 20.64583; -105.22222
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Founded	December 12, 1851
Founded as	Las Peñas
Named after	Ignacio Vallarta
Government
• Municipal president	Luis Alberto Michel Rodríguez ( Morena)
Area
• Total	49.11 km2 (18.96 sq mi)
• Municipality	680.9 km2 (262.9 sq mi)
• Metro	1,452 km2 (561 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2020[1][2][3])
• Total	224,166
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Municipality	291,839
• Metro	479,471
Demonym	Vallartense
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
Postal code	48300
Area code	+52 322
Website	puertovallarta.gob.mx

Puerto Vallarta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto βaˈʎaɾta] or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican resort city near the Bahía de Banderas on the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. The city of Puerto Vallarta is the government seat of the municipality of Puerto Vallarta, which comprises the city as well as population centers outside of the city, extending from Boca de Tomatlán to the Nayarit border (the Ameca River). The city is located at 20°40′N 105°16′W / 20.667°N 105.267°W / 20.667; -105.267. The municipality has an area of 681 square kilometres (262.9 sq mi). To the north, it borders the southwest of the state of Nayarit. To the east, it borders the municipality of Mascota and San Sebastián del Oeste, and to the south, it borders the municipalities of Talpa de Allende and Cabo Corrientes.^[4]

Puerto Vallarta is named after Ignacio Vallarta, a former governor of Jalisco. In Spanish, Puerto Vallarta is frequently shortened to "Vallarta", while English speakers call the city P.V. for short. In Internet shorthand, the city is often referred to as PVR, after the International Air Transport Association airport code for its Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport.