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Zacapoaxtla is a city and seat of the Zacapoaxtla Municipality, in the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 8,062 inhabitants, while the municipality has 49,242 inhabitants at the 2000 census. The name means place where straw is counted, and it originates from Nahuatl roots: zacatl – straw; pohuatl – to count; and tlān – place. The name comes from the tribute people had to pay, i.e. as bales of straw.
The BUAP has a Regional Section there, which offers degrees in law, business administration and psychology.
Zacapoaxtla Municipality is a municipality in Puebla in south-eastern Mexico.
Zacapoaxtla Municipality is located in the mountains northeast of Puebla, between geographical coordinates 19° 44' 18'' and 19° 59' 18'' N latitude and 97° 31' 42'' and 97° 37' 54'' W longitude.
Zacapoaxtla is bounded
- on the east by Tlatlauquitepec Municipality and Zaragoza Municipality,
- on the north by Cuetzalan del Progreso Municipality,
- on the northwest by Nauzontla Municipality,
- on the west by Xochiapulco Municipality, and
- on the south by Zautla Municipality.
It has an area of 188.8 km², that makes it the 66th largest with respect to the other municipalities of the state of Puebla.