Municipio Acajete (Veracruz)
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Basic data | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Seat | Acajete |
surface | 97.8 km² |
Residents | 8223 (2010) |
density | 84.1 inhabitants per km² |
INEGI no. | 30001 |
Coordinates: 19 ° 34 ′ N , 97 ° 2 ′ W
Acajete is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz . The municipality covers an area of 97.8 km². In 2010, Acajete had a population of 8,223. The administrative seat and the most populous place of the municipality is the Acajete of the same name .
geography
The municipality of Acajete is located in the center of the state of Veracruz in the Capital region at an altitude between 1180 m and 3100 m . It is located in the physiographic province of the Sierra Volcánica Transversal and drains over the Río Papaloapan into the Gulf of Mexico . Geologically, the municipality consists of 38% andesite , 35% tuff , 13% basalt and 13% breccias . The soil type of 96% of the municipality is the Andosol , followed by 3% Leptosol . About 55% of the community area is forested, about 28% of the area is used for agriculture, 16% as pasture land.
The municipality of Acajete borders on the municipalities of Rafael Lucio , Tlalnelhuayocan , Las Vigas de Ramírez , Tlacolulan , Perote and Coatepec .
population
In the 2010 census, 8223 people were counted in 1990 residential units in the municipality. Of these, 10 people were registered as speakers of an indigenous language . About 16.5% of the population were illiterate. 3154 inhabitants were registered as economically active, of which approx. 78% were men or a good two percent were unemployed. Almost 27% of the population lived in extreme poverty.
places
The Municipio Acajete comprises 45 inhabited localidades , of which only the main town is classified as urban by the INEGI . Five places had more than 500 inhabitants, another 12 places at least 100 inhabitants. The biggest places are:
place | Residents |
Acajete | 1649 |
La Joya | 1360 |
Mazatepec | 818 |
La Joya Chica | 540 |
Puentecillas | 501 |
Web links
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México: Municipio Acajete (Spanish)
- INEGI : Datos Geográficos: Municipio Acajete (Spanish; PDF)