Ajacuba

Ajacuba is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 192.7 km².

Ajacuba
Municipality
Seal
Ajacuba
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°05′N 99°07′W
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatAjacuba
Area
 • Total192.7 km2 (74.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total17,055

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 16,111.[1]

Geography
Street in Ajacuba.

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
Climate data for Ajacuba
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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]

Tourism

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.

Demography

Populated places in Ajacuba
TownPopulation
Total
Ajacuba
Santiago Tezontlale
Tulancalco
San Nicolás Tecomatlán
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References
  1. "Ajacuba". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  2. Ajacuba municipality SEDESOL, Catálogo de localidades.
  3. INEGI. "Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática". Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
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  5. "Medio Físico – Ayuntamiento de Tequixquiac". www.tequixquiac.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  6. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ajacuba, Hidalgo". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  7. Paco5 (20 October 2016). "Ajacuba, Hidalgo" – via YouTube.
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