Acala Municipality

Acala Municipality
Municipio de Acala
Municipality
Acala Municipality in Chiapas
Acala Municipality in Chiapas
Acala Municipality is located in Mexico
Acala Municipality
Acala Municipality
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°33′12″N 92°48′25″W / 16.55333°N 92.80694°W / 16.55333; -92.80694
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Area
 • Municipality295.6 km2 (114.1 sq mi)
Elevation
497 m (1,631 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Municipality24,800
 • Metro
12,686
ClimateAw

Acala is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. The municipal seat is Acala.

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

Geography

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
Mean daily maximum °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) 		33.2
(91.8)
Mean daily minimum °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) 		18.0
(64.4)
Average precipitation cm (inches) 0
(0) 		0.25
(0.1) 		0.25
(0.1) 		1.3
(0.5) 		7.4
(2.9) 		21
(8.3) 		15
(6.1) 		17
(6.7) 		20
(7.9) 		8.1
(3.2) 		1.8
(0.7) 		0.25
(0.1) 		93
(36.5)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Acala". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Acala: Enciclopedia de los municipios de México". Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Acala, Chiapas". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.