Acayucan (municipality)
Acayucan Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of Veracruz, municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's southeast, in the Olmeca (region), Olmeca region. The municipal seat is the city of Acayucan, Veracruz. 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 Languages of Mexico, indigenous language, primarily Popoluca, followed in numbers by Zapotec language, Zapotec. In addition to the seat, the municipality's largest other communities are Corral Nuevo and Dehesa, Veracruz, Dehesa. History Conquistadores Gonzalo de Sandoval and Hernan Cortés passed through Acayucan on the route from Tuxtepec to Tenochititlan. In 1580 it was part of the ′′Villa de Espíritu Santo′′ (Coatzacoalcos); when this was wiped out by pirates, Ayayucan became the seat of the ''Al ...
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Municipality (Mexico)
Municipalities (''municipios'' in Spanish language, Spanish) are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the ''states of Mexico, state'' (Spanish: estado). They should not be confused with cities or towns that may share the same name as they are distinct entities and do not share geographical boundaries. As of January 2021, there are 2,454 municipalities in Mexico, excluding the 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs of Mexico City. Since the 2015 Intercensal Survey, two municipalities have been created in Campeche, three in Chiapas, three in Morelos, one in Quintana Roo and one in Baja California. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the Constitution of Mexico, 1917 Constitution and detailed in the constitutions of the states to which they belong. are distinct from , a form of Mexican Localities of Mexico, locality, and are divided into ''Colonia (Mexico ...
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