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Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa

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Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
Municipality an toun
Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa is located in Mexico
Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 18°32′N 96°36′W / 18.533°N 96.600°W / 18.533; -96.600
Kintra Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
 • Total933.9 km2 (360.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total42,347
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Staundart Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time)

Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa is a toun an municipality in Oaxaca in sooth-wastren Mexico. It is pairt o the Tuxtepec Destrict o the Papaloapan Region. The name "Acatlán" means "amang the reeds". Luís Pérez Figueroa wis a general.[1]

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The municipality covers an aurie o 933.9 km² at an altitude o 120 meters abuin sea level. The lawer pairt is in the coastal plain o the Guwf o Mexico. Some o the hills rise tae 300 metre. The climate is wairm, wi average temperatur o 25ºC an variable rainfaw. Trees include Mulato, aik, pine, fig an fir. Fruits trees is soursop, pomegranate, nanche, tamarind, mango, avocado, oranger, almond, guava, black sapote, sapodilla child, mamey sapote, sapodilla, bananae an lemon. Wildlife includes brock, monkey, armadillo, wild boar, Zereth, tepexcuintle, raccoon, brocket deer, opossums, wild cat, skunk, rabbit, gopher, teeger, lion, deer, body spin, onsillas, bobcat, coyote, squirrel an opossum. The Miguel Alemán Lake in the sooth is uised for watter sports an sport fishin.[1]

As o 2005, the municipality haed a total population o 42,347, 4,757 o wham spak a hamelt leid. Agricultur includes cultivation o corn, rice, coffee, fruit an succar cane. The firths are exploitit for precious firths lik mahogany an cedar. Animal husbandry includes breedin pigs an nowt, an medium-scale poultry fermin. The municipality haes the "Ingenio La Margarita" succar processin facility.[1]

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References

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  1. a b c "Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 Julie 2010.