Acayucan (municipality)
Acayucan | |
|---|---|
  Acayucan Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°56′32″N 94°54′37″W / 17.94222°N 94.91028°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Acayucan |
| Municipality created[1] | 1824 |
| Town incororpated[1] | June 13, 1848 |
| City incorporated[1] | September 26, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Cuitláhuac Condado Escamilla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 724.65 km2 (279.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 79,429 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Municipal seat | 49,945 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| Postal code | 96000[2] |
| Area code | 924 |
| Demonym | Acayuqueño |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www.acayucan.gob.mx |
Acayucan is a municipality in 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.[3] Of the municipality's population, 3,655 (5.22%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Popoluca, followed in numbers by Zapotec.
In addition to the seat, the municipality's largest other communities are Corral Nuevo and Dehesa.
History
[edit]Conquistadores Gonzalo de Sandoval and Hernan Cortés passed through Acayucan on the route from Tuxtepec to Tenochititlan. In 1580 it was part of the ′′Villa de Espíritu Santo′′ (Coatzacoalcos); when this was wiped out by pirates, Ayayucan became the seat of the Alcaldía mayor.[1]
The local indigenous population rose up in rebellion in 1787.[1]
After the Mexican War of Independence in 1821, the Acayucan municipality was established in 1824. San Martin Acayucan became a villa in 1824 and a town on June 13, 1848. The community was destroyed by a hurricane in 1888.[1]
Hilario C. Salas took the town of Acayucan in his fight against the Porfirian dictatorship in 1906. San Martin Acayucan became a city on September 26, 1910.[1]
Electrification came to the city in 1946. The Catholic church was destroyed in the July 1957 earthquake.[1]
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.[4]
In May 2020, Francisco Navarette Serna, presumed drug chieftain responsible for the February 2016 murders of five young people from Acayucan between 16 and 27 years old, was killed at a party at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[5]
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Acayucan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
41 (1.6) |
25 (1.0) |
28 (1.1) |
58 (2.3) |
260 (10.1) |
330 (12.9) |
310 (12.2) |
340 (13.5) |
220 (8.5) |
99 (3.9) |
69 (2.7) |
1,820 (71.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h ".:· Monografía de Acayucan ·:". www.acayucan.com. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Listado de todos los Códigos Postales de Acayucan, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
- ^ "Acayucan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=11_23_2006_2_p1a23MEXBOSS&selectedPath=[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ataque armado deja siete muertos y dos heridos en salón de fiestas en Veracruz". El Universal (in Spanish). 30 May 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Acayucan, Veracruz". Weatherbase. 2011. 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
External links
[edit]
- Municipio de Acayucan Municipal government website
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
