Acapetahua
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Acapetahua is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 27,580,{{cite web|title=Acapetahua|url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=07&mun=003|work=Catálogo de Localidades|publisher=Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL)|access-date=23 April 2014}} up from 14,189 in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/default.asp?s=est&c=10395 |title=Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER) |publisher=INEGI |access-date=July 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613185456/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/default.asp?s=est&c=10395 |archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}
As of 2010, the town of Acapetahua had a population of 6,194. Other than the town of Acapetahua, the municipality had 272 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Soconusco (2,502), classified as urban, and Consuelo Ulapa (1,937), El Arenal (1,157), and Jiquilpan (Estación Bonanza) (1,119), classified as rural.
History
The precise date that the town was founded is unknown. However, it existed well before the Spanish conquered the continent. In 1524, Pedro de Alvarado conquered the region known as Soconusco, In 1526 the region formed part of the Spanish colonization and in 1529 was annexed to México. In 1774 it was formed as part of the town of Escuintla. In 1861, it had more than 100 inhabitants. On November 10, 1947, César A. Lara, governor of the state, declared it an official municipality.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
Economy
The municipality is known for its avocado production.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
Transportation
Tren Interoceánico plans to build a station for its Line K in Acapetahua. The second phase of this line, which includes this station, is scheduled to open in mid-2025.{{cite web |last1=López Cabrera |first1=Heder |title=Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K |url=https://diariodelistmo.com/coatzacoalcos/tren-interoceanico-y-tren-maya-se-conectaran-en-esta-fecha-listas-las-lineas-fa-y-k/50541020 |website=Diario del Istmo |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 24, 2024 |language=es-MX}}
{{Adjacent stations|header0=Future services{{anchor|station}}|system=Ferrocarril Transístmico|line=K|left=Pijijiapan|right=Villa Comaltitlán|note-mid=(2025)}}