Acayucan (municipality)

Acayucan
Acayucan is located in Mexico
Acayucan
Acayucan
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°56′32″N 94°54′37″W / 17.94222°N 94.91028°W / 17.94222; -94.91028
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Municipal seatAcayucan
Municipality created[1]1824
Town incororpated[1]June 13, 1848
City incorporated[1]September 26, 1910
Government
 • Municipal PresidentCuitláhuac Condado Escamilla
Area
 • Total724.65 km2 (279.79 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total79,429
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Municipal seat
49,945
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
Postal code
96000[2]
Area code924
DemonymAcayuqueño
ClimateAw
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference monografia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Listado de todos los Códigos Postales de Acayucan, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
  3. ^ "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.