Acayucan (municipality)

Acayucan
—  Municipality  —
Acayucan
Location in Mexico
Coordinates:
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]

Climate

Climate data for Acayucan
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]

References

  1. ^ "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. 
  2. ^ http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=11_23_2006_2_p1a23MEXBOSS&selectedPath=
  3. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Acayucan, Veracruz". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=930001&refer=wikipedia.  Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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