Acajete | |
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town | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Government | |
| • Presidente municipal | David Meléndez López |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Acajete is a town in the Mexican state of Puebla. It is the capital of the municipality of the same name. The settlement was founded in 1521 by the Spanish. [1]
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