Puerto Vallarta
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Puerto Vallarta

State: Jalisco

Country: Mexico

Puerto Vallarta by the Numbers

Population: 350,000

Land Area: 670 square miles

Average January Temperature: 81degrees F

Average July Temperature: 88 degrees F

Average Sunshine Days: 345

Quick Facts

Major Industries: Tourism

Electricity: 110-120 volts AC; standard flat, two-pin plugs

Time Zone: GMT-6 or GMT-7 April through October

Country Dialing Code: 011

Area Code: 322

Did You Know?
John Huston's "The Night of the Iguana" was filmed in Puerto Vallarta in 1963.

Orientation

Nestled on the west coast of Mexico's mainland, Puerto Vallarta shares the same latitude as Hawaii. The Banderas Bay ( one of the largest in the world ) laps ashore from the west while the Sierra Madre Mountains border the town from the south and east. It is 553 miles northwest of Mexico City, 278 miles southeast of Mazaltan, and 1,200 miles south of Nogales, Arizona.