Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico

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Lázaro Cárdenas is a port city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was formerly known as Los Llanitos, but it changed its name to as a tribute to Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, a Michoacán-born politician who was president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.

The city is located at 17°57`N, 102°12`W, where the Río Balsas drains into the Pacific Ocean. In 2000 the population was 171,100 people. The town is served by Lázaro Cárdenas Airport.

Formerly known as Los Llanitos, it formed part to the municipalty of Arteaga. In 1932 it was given town status and named Melchor Ocampo. On April 12, 1937, during the governorship of José María Mendoza Prado, the state congress decreed the creation of the municipalty of `Melchor Ocampo del Balsas`. On November 17, 1970, the name of the municipalty changed to Lázaro Cárdenas in honor of the revolutionary and President of Mexico.

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