![]() | This article is written like a travel guide. (January 2019) |
Costalegre | |
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![]() From top, left to right: Cabo Corrientes; Costa Majahuas; Bahía de Chamela; Costa Careyes; Bahía de Tenacatita and Tamarindo Beach | |
Nicknames: The Virgin Coast, Joy Coast | |
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Coordinates: 20°40′N 105°16′W / 20.667°N 105.267°W | |
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Municipality | Cabo Corrientes |
Municipality | Tomatlán |
Municipality | Cihuatlán |
Area | |
• Municipality | 1,300.7 km2 (502.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 177,830 |
• Municipality | 220,368 |
Demonym | Jaliciense |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | 48300 |
Area code | 322 |
Website | costalegre.com |
Costalegre ("Coast of Joy" in Spanish) is a series of different beaches, capes and bays of various sizes distributed alongside the Pacific Ocean on the western coastline of the Mexican state of Jalisco, between Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and Manzanillo, Colima.