Fast Facts

Fast Facts

Nickname: Foreigners call it PV or Vallarta. A vallartense (person from Puerto Vallarta), however, is known as a pata salada (salty foot).

State: PV is in the state of Jalisco, whose capital is Guadalajara.

Population: 220,368

Latitude: 20°N (same as Cancún, Mexico; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Hanoi, Vietnam; Calcutta, India)

Longitude: 105°W (same as Regina, Saskatchewan; Denver, Colorado; El Paso, Texas)

Trivia: Two of the four quadrants in PV's official seal symbolize the tourism industry: a sailfish represents sportfishing; the hands welcome visitors.