The city's coordinates are 17°57′00″N102°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 the metropolitan area of city, which includes the communities of Las Guacamayas, La Orilla, and La Mira y Guacamayas.
When known as Los Llanitos, it formed part of the municipality of Arteaga. In 1932 it was given town status and named Melchor Ocampo, after politician Melchor Ocampo. On April 12, 1937, during the governorship of José María Mendoza Prado, the state congress decreed the creation of the municipality of Melchor Ocampo del Balsas. The name of the municipality changed again on November 17, 1970, to Lázaro Cárdenas, in honor of the popular former president who had died the previous month.
In 2006, steelworkers working in a steel plant went on strike, causing numerous injuries and deaths.
In July 2007, a ship was caught by Mexican officials at the port of Lázaro Cárdenas, which originated from Hong Kong, after traveling through the Port of Long Beach with 19 tons of pseudoephedrine, a raw material needed for the manufacturing process of the drug methamphetamine. The Chinese owner Zhenli Ye Gon was found to have $206 million at his Mexico City mansion. It went undetected at Long Beach.
Lázaro Cárdenas is home to a deepwater seaport that handles container, dry bulk, and liquid cargo. The port also exports automobiles from various Mexican assembly plants to markets in southeast Asia and South America.[2] The port handled 1.24 million TEU in 2012 and is expanding to a capacity of 2.2 million TEU annually. Cargo moves to and from the port by road and rail equally, with rail service provided exclusively by Kansas City Southern de México. The port is expected to become a major container facility due to congestion at the U.S. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and its relative proximity to major cities such as Chicago, Kansas City, and Houston. In preparation for the port's increased capacity, railway and highway infrastructure running north–south through the center of Mexico has been upgraded to handle the anticipated increase in volume of goods bound for the United States using this transportation corridor. If a proposed government-backed Pacific port is built at Punta Colonet, Baja California, goods flowing to U.S. states like Arizona and Nevada could bypass the congested Los Angeles region with closer access to those markets, providing increased competition with Lázaro Cárdenas.
^ ab"Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
^Trains Magazine, November 2003 (Vol 73-Issue 11) ISSN 0041-0934, "Kansas City Southern Bets Big on Mexico" by Roy Blanchard, Page 70
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
Trains magazine, 1 October 2006.
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lázaro, cárdenas, michoacán, this, article, about, city, mexico, former, president, lázaro, cárdenas, other, uses, lázaro, cárdenas, disambiguation, lázaro, cárdenas, spanish, ˈlasaɾo, ˈkardenas, port, city, michoacán, bordered, east, guerrero, lázaro, cárdena. This article is about the city in Mexico For the former president see Lazaro Cardenas For other uses see Lazaro Cardenas disambiguation Lazaro Cardenas Spanish ˈlasaɾo ˈkardenas is a port city in Michoacan bordered to the east by Guerrero Lazaro Cardenas is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacan It was formerly known as Los Llanitos but changed its name as a tribute to Lazaro Cardenas del Rio a Michoacan born politician who was president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940 Lazaro CardenasCityLazaro Cardenas BoardwalkSealNickname Lazaro Cardenas el Puerto de TodosMotto Lazaro Cardenas el Puerto sin LimitesLazaro CardenasLocation of Lazaro Cardenas in MexicoCoordinates 17 57 22 N 102 11 32 W 17 95611 N 102 19222 W 17 95611 102 19222CountryMexicoStateMichoacanMunicipalityLazaro CardenasFounded1931Elevation 1 10 m 30 ft Population 2010 1 Total178 817Time zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code753The city s coordinates are 17 57 00 N 102 12 00 W 17 95000 N 102 20000 W 17 95000 102 20000 where the Rio Balsas drains into the Pacific Ocean In the 2005 census the city s population was 74 884 It is served by Lazaro Cardenas Airport The municipality of Lazaro Cardenas 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 Contents 1 History 2 Air travel 3 Port 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditWhen known as Los Llanitos it formed part of the municipality of Arteaga In 1932 it was given town status and named Melchor Ocampo after politician Melchor Ocampo On April 12 1937 during the governorship of Jose Maria Mendoza Prado the state congress decreed the creation of the municipality of Melchor Ocampo del Balsas The name of the municipality changed again on November 17 1970 to Lazaro Cardenas in honor of the popular former president who had died the previous month In 2006 steelworkers working in a steel plant went on strike causing numerous injuries and deaths In July 2007 a ship was caught by Mexican officials at the port of Lazaro Cardenas which originated from Hong Kong after traveling through the Port of Long Beach with 19 tons of pseudoephedrine a raw material needed for the manufacturing process of the drug methamphetamine The Chinese owner Zhenli Ye Gon was found to have 206 million at his Mexico City mansion It went undetected at Long Beach Air travel EditThe city is served by the Lazaro Cardenas Airport Port EditMain article Port of Lazaro Cardenas Lazaro Cardenas is home to a deepwater seaport that handles container dry bulk and liquid cargo The port also exports automobiles from various Mexican assembly plants to markets in southeast Asia and South America 2 The port handled 1 24 million TEU in 2012 and is expanding to a capacity of 2 2 million TEU annually Cargo moves to and from the port by road and rail equally with rail service provided exclusively by Kansas City Southern de Mexico The port is expected to become a major container facility due to congestion at the U S ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and its relative proximity to major cities such as Chicago Kansas City and Houston In preparation for the port s increased capacity railway and highway infrastructure running north south through the center of Mexico has been upgraded to handle the anticipated increase in volume of goods bound for the United States using this transportation corridor If a proposed government backed Pacific port is built at Punta Colonet Baja California goods flowing to U S states like Arizona and Nevada could bypass the congested Los Angeles region with closer access to those markets providing increased competition with Lazaro Cardenas See also Edit nbsp Mexico portalReferences Edit a b Principales resultados por localidad 2010 ITER Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia 2010 Retrieved September 4 2012 Trains Magazine November 2003 Vol 73 Issue 11 ISSN 0041 0934 Kansas City Southern Bets Big on Mexico by Roy Blanchard Page 70 Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica Michoacan Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Trains magazine 1 October 2006 Travel Directory amp Guide Lazaro Cardenas Michoacan port beaches hotelsExternal links Edit Punta Colonet Mexico s Future Mega Port Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lazaro Cardenas Michoacan amp oldid 1180079224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
