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Acajete, Veracruz

Coordinates: 19°34′59″N 97°00′00″W / 19.58306°N 97.00000°W / 19.58306; -97.00000
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Acajete
Top: Acateje rural landscape; Middle: La Joya downtown, Acajete Municipal Palace; Bottom: San Salvador Parish, Acatepec Downtown
Acajete is located in Veracruz
Acajete
Acajete
Location in Mexico
Acajete is located in Mexico
Acajete
Acajete
Acajete (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°34′59″N 97°00′00″W / 19.58306°N 97.00000°W / 19.58306; -97.00000
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
RegionCapital Region
Government
 • MayorSalvador Hernández Hernández (RSP)
Area
 • Total97.7 km2 (37.7 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
2,374 m (7,789 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,701
 • Density99.3/km2 (257/sq mi)
 • Seat
1,854
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
Postal code (of seat)
30001
ClimateET
Website(in Spanish)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1995 7,161—    
2000 7,514+4.9%
2005 7,558+0.6%
2010 8,223+8.8%
2015 8,819+7.2%
2020 9,701+10.0%
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Acajete is a municipality located in the central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 20 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 90.48 km2. It is located at 19°58′N 97°00′W / 19.967°N 97.000°W / 19.967; -97.000. In the middle of 1586 this village was formed, on one of the adjoining old men of Tlacolulan's dominion. The decree N ° 64 of November 3, 1893, extinguished the municipality of La Hoya, annexing its territory to San Salvador Acajete. On November 5, 1932, the municipal head-board San Salvador Acajete changes the name to Acajete.

Agriculture

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It produces principally maize, potatoes, apples, pear and plum.

Celebrations

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In Acajete , in August takes place the celebration in honor to San Salvador, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.

Geography

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Acajete Municipality is delimited to the north by Tlacolulan and Las Vigas de Ramírez to the east by Rafael Lucio, to the south by Tlalnelhuayocan and to the west by Perote.[2] It is watered by affluent creeks of the Río Sedeño, which are tributaries of the Actopan. The principal creek is the Pixquiac.

Climate

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Despite being in the tropics, due to its high altitude (2023 m or 6637 ft.), Acajete features a humid subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb).

Climate data for Acajete
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1)
19.1
(66.4)
21.4
(70.5)
23.3
(73.9)
23.7
(74.7)
22.4
(72.3)
21.3
(70.3)
21.7
(71.1)
20.4
(68.7)
19.4
(66.9)
18.2
(64.8)
17.5
(63.5)
20.5
(68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5)
13.0
(55.4)
15.0
(59.0)
16.8
(62.2)
17.3
(63.1)
16.8
(62.2)
15.8
(60.4)
16.0
(60.8)
15.6
(60.1)
14.3
(57.7)
12.7
(54.9)
11.8
(53.2)
14.7
(58.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
6.9
(44.4)
8.6
(47.5)
10.4
(50.7)
11.0
(51.8)
11.2
(52.2)
10.4
(50.7)
10.4
(50.7)
10.9
(51.6)
9.2
(48.6)
7.3
(45.1)
6.2
(43.2)
9.0
(48.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46
(1.8)
50
(2.0)
45
(1.8)
63
(2.5)
81
(3.2)
251
(9.9)
243
(9.6)
219
(8.6)
326
(12.8)
148
(5.8)
87
(3.4)
62
(2.4)
1,621
(63.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 16.4 20.1 21.4 23.7 28.1 28.7 28.9 30.4 29.3 28.7 27.4 23.8 306.9
Average relative humidity (%) 67 63 63 60 63 68 67 66 69 69 67 68 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 143 133 166 155 159 138 215 168 132 145 154 142 1,850
Source: climate-data.org"NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS".

Demographics

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As of 2020, the municipality had a population of 9,701 inhabitants. 20 % resides in the municipal seta of the same name (1,854 hab.[1] Other localities includes La Joya (1,489 hab.), Mazatepec (1,234 hab.), Plan de Sedeño (654 hab.) and Acocota (646 hab.)

References

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  1. ^ a b 2020 Acajete CENSUS
  2. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Acajete" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
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