Acala Municipality

Acala Municipality
Municipality

Municipality of Acala in Chiapas
Acala Municipality

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 16°33′12″N 92°48′25″W / 16.55333°N 92.80694°W / 16.55333; -92.80694Coordinates: 16°33′12″N 92°48′25″W / 16.55333°N 92.80694°W / 16.55333; -92.80694
Country  Mexico
State Chiapas
Area
  Municipality 295.6 km2 (114.1 sq mi)
Elevation 497 m (1,631 ft)
Population (2005)
  Municipality 24,800
  Metro 12,686
Climate Aw

Acala Municipality is one of the 122 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 28,947,[1] up from 24,800 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the city of Acala had a population of 13,889,[1] up from 12,686 as of 2005.[2] Other than the city of Acala, the municipality had 258 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: 20 de Noviembre (4,636), classified as urban, and Nuevo Vicente Guerrero (El Chichonal) (2,088) and Unión Buenavista (1,847), classified as rural.[1]

It covers an area of 295.6 km².

Climate

Climate data for Acala
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)
32.6
(90.7)
35.2
(95.4)
36.7
(98.1)
36.8
(98.2)
34.4
(93.9)
33.5
(92.3)
33.3
(91.9)
32
(90)
31.7
(89.1)
30.9
(87.6)
30.5
(86.9)
33.21
(91.81)
Average low °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5)
14.5
(58.1)
16.6
(61.9)
18.7
(65.7)
20.6
(69.1)
20.7
(69.3)
20.1
(68.2)
20.2
(68.4)
20.4
(68.7)
19.4
(66.9)
16.8
(62.2)
14.7
(58.5)
18.03
(64.46)
Average precipitation cm (inches) 0
(0)
0.3
(0.1)
0.3
(0.1)
1.3
(0.5)
7.4
(2.9)
21.1
(8.3)
15.5
(6.1)
17
(6.7)
20.1
(7.9)
8.1
(3.2)
1.8
(0.7)
0.3
(0.1)
93.2
(36.6)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Acala". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Acala: Enciclopedia de los municipios de México". Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  3. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Acala, Chiapas". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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