Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa (ah-kaht-LAHN dai PE-rez fee-ge-RO-ah), town (1990 pop. 5,050), in extreme N central Oaxaca, Mexico, borders the state of Veracruz, 47 mi/75 km NW of Tuxtepec; 18°31'N 96°38'W. Mountainous region in Papaloapan R. drainage. Agr. (corn, beans, rice, coffee, fruit, woods), cattle raising, dairy industry, poultry breeding. On paved road and RR.
