Acala, Mexico
Villa de Acala
Acala is a town of 13,889 people in Chiapas, Mexico, founded in 1600.
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Population13,889
GeoNames
Local nameVilla de Acala
RegionChiapas
Elevation403 m
1,322 ft
Founded1600
Time zoneAmerica/Merida
Nearest airportAeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo (TGZ)
23 km
Why visit Acala
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail in and around town.
Weather in Acala
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About Acala
Acala is the municipal seat of Acala Municipality, in Chiapas, southern Mexico.
From the Wikipedia article Acala, Chiapas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship1
Map of Acala
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Getting there and nearby towns
Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo (TGZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.
- Lázaro Cárdenas 5 km east, about 5 min by car
- Unión Buena Vista 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Chiapilla 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Nuevo Vicente Guerrero (El Chichonal) 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- San Lucas 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Adolfo López Mateos 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- San Cristóbal de las Casas 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
- Chiapa de Corzo 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Tuxtla 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
- Comitán 80 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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