Acayucan (municipality)
Acayucan Municipality 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).
Acayucan | |
|---|---|
  Acayucan Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°56′32″N 94°54′37″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)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central (US Central)) |
| Postal code | 96000[2] |
| Area code | 924 |
| Demonym | Acayuqueño |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www.acayucan.gob.mx |
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
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
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) |
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) |
| 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) |
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
- ".:· 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=%5B%5D
- "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
- Municipio de Acayucan Municipal government website
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
