Acajete is a municipality located in the central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 20 km from state capital Xalapa

Xalapa

Xalapa-Enríquez, commonly Xalapa or Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the year 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of...

. It has a surface of 90.48 km2. It is located at 19°58′N 97°00′W. In the middle of 1586 this village was formed, on one of the adjoining old men of Tlacolulan's dominion. The decree N ° 64 of November 3, 1893 extinguished the municipality of La Hoya, annexing its territory to San Salvador Acajete. On November 5, 1932, the municipal head-board San Salvador Acajete changes the name to Acajete.

Geographic Limits

The municipality of Acajete is delimited to the north by Tlacolulan

Tlacolulan

Tlacolulan is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 17 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 137.36 km2. It is located at . It was a people totonaca pre-Hispanic, of the former ones of Xalapa's region...

 and Las Vigas de Ramírez

Las Vigas de Ramírez

Las Vigas de Ramírez is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....

 to the east by Rafael Lucio

Rafael Lucio

Rafael Lucio is a municipality located in the montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 9 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 24.68 km2. It is located at...

, to the south by Tlalnelhuayocan

Tlalnelhuayocan

Tlalnelhuayocan is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 2 kilometres from state capital Xalapa-Enríquez. It stands on the Mexico City–Veracruz railway and on Federal Highways 180 and 125. Its name was San Andrés Tlalnelhuayocan, who is the first name was used to the Nahuatl and...

 and to the west by Perote. It is watered by affluent creeks of the Río Sedeño, which are tributaries of the Actopan. The principal creek is the Pixquiac.

Celebrations

In Acajete , in august takes place the celebration in honor to San Salvador, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.

Weather

The weather in Acajete is very cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

External links

Municipal Official Site Municipal Official Information