Acayucan is one of the 212 municipalities

Municipalities of Veracruz

The Mexican state of Veracruz is subdivided into 212 municipalities :-External links:* *...

 of the Mexican state of Veracruz

Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...

. It is located in the state's southeast, in the Olmeca region. The municipal seat is the city of Acayucan, Veracruz

Acayucan, Veracruz

Acayucan is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located in the state's southeast, in the Olmeca region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.At the 2005 INEGI Census, Acayucan reported a population of 49,945....

. It covers a total of 724.65 km² (279.79 sq mi).

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

Languages of Mexico

The government of Mexico recognizes 68 distinct indigenous Amerindian languages as national languages in addition to Spanish. According to the Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples and National Institute of Indigenous Languages [INALI], while 10-14% of the population identifies as...

, primarily Popoluca

Popoluca

Popoluca is a Nahuatl term for various indigenous peoples of southeastern Veracruz and Oaxaca. Many of them speak languages of the Mixe–Zoque family...

, folllwed in numbers by Zapotec

Zapotec language

The Zapotec language are a group of closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken by the Zapotec people from the southwestern-central highlands of Mexico. Present-day native speakers are estimated to number over half a million, with the majority inhabiting the state of Oaxaca....

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In addition to the seat, the municipality's largest other communities are Corral Nuevo and Dehesa

Dehesa

Dehesa may refer to:Places*Dehesa , in the Granite Hills and Alpine areas of San Diego County the U.S. state of California.*Dehesa, Veracruz, Mexican municipality*Dehesa de Montejo, SpainThings...

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In 2005–07, the municipal president

Municipal president

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 (mayor) of Acayucan was Fabiola Vázquez Saút of the PAN, a daughter of the slain cacique

Cacique

Cacique is a title derived from the Taíno word for the pre-Columbian chiefs or leaders of tribes in the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles...

 (local baron

Baron

Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...

) Cirilo Vázquez

Cirilo Vázquez

Cirilo Vázquez Lagunes , nicknamed "Cacique of the South," was a Mexican cattle rancher and businessman who had political power in areas in the state of Veracruz...

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External links

• Municipio de Acayucan Municipal government website Municipal Official Information