Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa is a town and

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Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

in south-western

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. It is part of the

Tuxtepec District Tuxtepec District is located in the north of the Papaloapan Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. Municipalities The district includes the following municipalities: * Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa *Ayotzintepec * Cosolapa * Loma Bonita * San Fe ...

of the

Papaloapan Region The Cuenca del Papaloapan Region is in the north of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico where the foothills of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca meet the coastal plain of Veracruz. The principal city is San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, the second largest in Oaxaca st ...

. The name "Acatlán" means "among the reeds". Luis Pérez Figueroa was a general.

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 933.9 km² at an altitude of 120 meters above sea level. The lower part is in the coastal plain of the

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. Some of the hills rise to 300 meters. The climate is warm, with average temperature of 25 °C and variable rainfall. The Miguel Alemán Lake in the south is used for water sports and sport fishing.

Flora and fauna

Trees include Mulato, oak, pine, fig and fir. Fruits trees are soursop, pomegranate, nanche, tamarind, mango, avocado, orange, almond, guava, black sapote, sapodilla child, mamey sapote, sapodilla, banana and lemon. Wildlife includes badger, monkey, armadillo, wild boar, Zereth, tepexcuintle, raccoon, brocket deer, opossums, wild cat, skunk, rabbit, gopher, deer, oncillas, bobcat, coyote, squirrel and opossum.

People

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 42,347 of whom 4,757 spoke an indigenous language. Agriculture includes cultivation of corn, rice, coffee, fruit and sugar cane. The woods are exploited for precious woods such as mahogany and cedar. Animal husbandry includes breeding pigs and cattle, and medium-scale poultry farming. The municipality has the "Ingenio La Margarita" sugar processing facility.

Gallery

File:APF downtown.jpg, Centenario park in Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa File:Monument to Luis Pérez Figueroa.jpg, Monument to the illustrious general Luis Perez Figueroa File:Ingenio Pablo Machado Ll 1.jpg, Ingenio Pablo Machado Ll. "La Margarita" located in Vicente Camalote

References

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