Acatlán is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and village located in the central zone of the

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Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, about 35 km from state capital

Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which ...

. The municipality has an area of 20.56 km².

Geographic Limits

The municipality of Acatlán is delimited to the east by the

Tepetlán Tepetlán is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz. It has a surface of 83.90 km2. It is located at . During the Pre-Hispanic epoch it was inhabited by the Totonac, the most ancient date in the one that one allu ...

, to the south by the

Naolinco Naolinco is a small city in Veracruz, Mexico. It is named after Guadalupe Victoria, also known as Naolinco de Victoria. It is on Federal Highways 190 and 180. It has borders with Xalapa, Acatlán, Tepetlán, and Coacoatzintla. Naolinco is kno ...

, to the west by the Miahuatlán, and to the north by

Chiconquiaco Chiconquiaco is a municipality in Veracruz (state), Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the Sierra de Chiconquiaco in the middle of the State of Veracruz (state), Veracruz. It has a surface of 68.27 km2. It is located at . The municipality of Chic ...

. It is watered by the rivers Actopan and Pájaro Verde.

References

External links

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Municipal Official Site
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Municipal Official Information
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