Acuitzio
Acuitzio Municipality | |
|---|---|
 Location of Acuitzio in Michoacán | |
  Acuitzio Municipality Location of Acuitzio in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°30′N 101°20′W / 19.500°N 101.333°WCoordinates: 19°30′N 101°20′W / 19.500°N 101.333°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Established | 26 April 1856 |
| Municipal seat | Acuitzio del Canje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 180.13 km2 (69.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,075 m (6,808 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 11,301 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | Official website |
Acuitzio Municipality is a municipality located in the central region of the Mexican state of Michoacán.
Geography[]
The municipality has an area of 180.13 square kilometres (0.30% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north and northwest by , to the east by , to south by , and to the southwest by Huiramba Municipality.
Demographics[]
The municipality had a population of 10,052 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.[1] Its municipal seat is the city of Acuitzio del Canje.
History[]
A religious center near Acuitzio named Coatepec was founded by the Aztecs sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that the Aztecs abandoned the center to migrate to a place their Gods had mandated.[2] Acuitzio is a word of Purépecha origin that means "Place of the snakes".[3]
Climate[]
| Climate data for Acuitzio del Canje | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29 (84) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25 (77) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26 (79) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
10 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
20 (0.8) |
71 (2.8) |
170 (6.5) |
200 (8) |
240 (9.4) |
240 (9.6) |
76 (3) |
28 (1.1) |
7.6 (0.3) |
1,110 (43.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "2005 Census". INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Archived from the original on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ Ordenjuridico.gob.mx[permanent dead link] "Antecedentes Históricos". Retrieved on October 5, 2007.
- ^ Acuitzio-Pátzcuaro Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Historia". Retrieved on October 5, 2007.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Acuitzio del Canje, Michoacán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- Municipalities of Michoacán