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. 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.
Acajete | |
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_1986_04.jpg)     Top: Acateje rural landscape; Middle: La Joya downtown, Acajete Municipal Palace; Bottom: San Salvador Parish, Acatepec Downtown | |
  Acajete Location in Mexico  Acajete Acajete (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°34′59″N 97°00′00″W / 19.58306°N 97.00000°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvador Hernández Hernández (RSP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.7 km2 (37.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,374 m (7,789 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,701 |
| • Density | 99.3/km2 (257/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 1,854 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 30001 |
| Climate | ET |
| Website | (in Spanish) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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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Agriculture
editIt produces principally maize, potatoes, apples, pear and plum.
Celebrations
editIn 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
editAcajete 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
editDespite 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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
editAs 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
edit- ^ a b 2020 Acajete CENSUS
- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Acajete" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information