Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloa…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.