Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa

Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
Municipality and town
Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 18°32′N 96°36′W / 18.533°N 96.600°W / 18.533; -96.600
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Area
  Total
933.9 km2 (360.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
42,347
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region. The name "Acatlán" means "among the reeds". Luis Pérez Figueroa was a general.