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Coordinates: 17°56′32″N, 94°54′37″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Acayucan is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name, located in the southeastern part of the state of Veracruz, Mexico. The city serves as municipal seat of the municipality. At the census of 2005 the city had a population of 49,945 inhabitants, while the municipality, which has an area of 724.65 km² (279.79 sq mi), showed a population of 79,459. The municipality's largest other communities are Corral Nuevo and Dehesa. Municipal Palace of Veracruz Municipalities (municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the estado, or state). ... The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). ...


As of 2006, the mayor of the city is Fabiola Vázquez Saút, a daughter of the slain cacique (local baron) Cirilo Vázquez [1]. Cacique may be in reference to: Cacique is one the finest brands of rum produced in Venezuela. ... Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... Cirilo Vázquez Lagunes, nicknamed Cacique of the South, was a Mexican rancher and businessman. ...


References

  • Veracruz Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

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