Country Mexico Municipal seat Acayucan Time zone CST (UTC-6) Area 724.6 km² Capital Acayucan | State Veracruz Municipality created 1824 Demonym Acayuqueño Elevation 100 m | |
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Acayucan Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of 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).
Map of Acayucan, Ver., Mexico
At the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a population of 79,459, of whom 49,945 lived in the municipal seat. Of the municipality's population, 3,655 (5.22%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Popoluca, folllwed in numbers by Zapotec.
In addition to the seat, the municipality's largest other communities are Corral Nuevo and Dehesa.
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.