Acapulco, ah'ka pool'ko, a seaport on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 200 mi. s. s. w. of the City of Mexico. The region is subject to frequent earthquakes, and the town consists almost entirely of one story houses, constructed of light material. The harbor is the best on the entire Pacific coast of America. Before the construction of the Pacific railroads the town had an extensive trade with China and the West Indies, but this has now almost ceased. Most of the trade is now carried on with San Francisco. The exports are fruit, timber, indigo, cacao, hides, wool and cochineal. The population is about 5000. During the 1900s, Acapulco, became a well-known resort and vacation destination. Population had reached 234,866 by the late 1900s.