Acuitzio Municipality
Location of Acuitzio in Michoacán
Location of Acuitzio in Michoacán
Acuitzio Municipality is located in Mexico
Acuitzio Municipality
Acuitzio Municipality
Location of Acuitzio in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°30′N 101°20′W / 19.500°N 101.333°W / 19.500; -101.333
Country Mexico
StateMichoacán
Established26 April 1856
Municipal seatAcuitzio del Canje
Area
  Total180.13 km2 (69.55 sq mi)
Elevation
2,075 m (6,808 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total11,301
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
WebsiteOfficial website

Acuitzio Municipality is a municipality located in the central region of the Mexican state of Michoacán.

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]

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 Morelia Municipality, to the east by Madero Municipality, to south by Tacámbaro Municipality, and to the southwest by Huiramba Municipality.

Climate

Climate data for Acuitzio del Canje
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

  1. "2005 Census". INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  2. Ordenjuridico.gob.mx "Antecedentes Históricos". Retrieved on October 5, 2007.
  3. Acuitzio-Pátzcuaro Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Historia". Retrieved on October 5, 2007.
  4. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Acuitzio del Canje, Michoacán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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