Acayucan (municipality)
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| Acayucan | |
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| — Municipality — | |
 Acayucan
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| Coordinates: 17°56′32″N 94°54′37″W / 17.94222°N 94.91028°WCoordinates: 17°56′32″N 94°54′37″W / 17.94222°N 94.91028°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Acayucan |
| Municipality created | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 724.65 km2 (279.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (328 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 79,429 |
| • Density | 109.6/km2 (283.9/sq mi) |
| • Municipal seat | 49,945 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-7) |
| Postal code | |
| Demonym | Acayuqueño |
| Website | www.acayucan.gob.mx |
Acayucan is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's southeast, in the Olmeca region. The municipal seat is the city of Acayucan, Veracruz. It covers a total of 724.65 km² (279.79 sq mi).
At the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a population of 79,459, of whom 49,945 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's population, 3,655 (5.22%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Popoluca, folllwed in numbers by Zapotec.
In addition to the seat, the municipality's largest other communities are Corral Nuevo and Dehesa.
In 2005–07, the municipal president (mayor) of Acayucan was Fabiola Vázquez Saút of the PAN, a daughter of the slain cacique (local baron) Cirilo Vázquez. [2]
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Acayucan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33 (91) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31 (88) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27 (81) |
30.44 (86.78) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19 (66) |
21.25 (70.25) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
41 (1.6) |
25 (1) |
28 (1.1) |
58 (2.3) |
257 (10.1) |
328 (12.9) |
310 (12.2) |
343 (13.5) |
216 (8.5) |
99 (3.9) |
69 (2.7) |
1,819 (71.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Acayucan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30003a.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=11_23_2006_2_p1a23MEXBOSS&selectedPath=
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Acayucan, Veracruz". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=930001&refer=wikipedia. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
- Veracruz Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
[edit] External links
- Municipio de Acayucan Municipal government website
- (Spanish) Municipal Official Information
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