Ajacuba | |
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Coordinates: 20°05′N 99°07′W / 20.083°N 99.117°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Hidalgo |
Municipal seat | Ajacuba |
Area | |
• Total | 192.7 km2 (74.4 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,872 |
Ajacuba is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 192.7 km².
As of 2005, the municipality's population was 16,111. [1]
It is located between the parallels 99° 27’ 51” and 99° 07’ 32” west longitude, and 20° 05’ 35” and 18° 55’ 22” north latitude. Ajacuba borders. It covers a total surface area of 192.7 km² at an altitude of 6,634 ft. In the year 2010 census by INEGI, it reported a population of 17,055. [2]
The town of Ajacuba, a municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Santiago Tezontlale, Vicente Guerrero, Tecomatlan, and Tulancalco. [3] The total municipality extends 96.37 and borders with the municipalities of Tetepango, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Atitalaquia, Atotonilco de Tula, Progreso de Obregón and the state of México ( Hueypoxtla and Apaxco).
The municipal seat is in a small, elongated valley but most of the municipality is inside of the Mezquital Valley. [4] The highest mountain the Picacho in the Sierra Tezontlalpa, it rises 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) above sea level, [5] on the border between the municipalities of San Agustín Tlaxiaca and Atitalaquia.
Climate data for Ajacuba | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11 (52) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10 (50) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
30 (1.2) |
36 (1.4) |
76 (3) |
84 (3.3) |
71 (2.8) |
74 (2.9) |
28 (1.1) |
10 (0.4) |
2.5 (0.1) |
440 (17.3) |
Source: Weatherbase [6] |
Ajacuba is a tourist destination, with 6 balnearios: [7] "Ejidal Las Lumbreras", "Ajacuba", "La Carreta", "Los Arcos", "El Sol" and "Los Toboganes". The people who visit Ajacuba usually eat the regional dishes such as barbacoa, tlacoyos, tacos, etc.
Town | Population |
Total | |
Ajacuba | |
Santiago Tezontlale | |
Tulancalco | |
San Nicolás Tecomatlán |
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