Acajete, Veracruz

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. 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
Municipality
Top: Acateje rural landscape; Middle: La Joya downtown, Acajete Municipal Palace; Bottom: San Salvador Parish, Acatepec Downtown
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Coordinates: 19°34′59″N 97°00′00″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)

Historical population

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

It produces principally maize, potatoes, apples, pears, and plums.

Celebrations

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

Geography

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

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

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.)