Hopelchén Municipality
Hopelchén (Yucatec Maya: "place o five wells") is ane o the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state o Campeche. It is situatit inland in the north o the state. The municipal seat, an lairgest dounset, is the ceety o Hopelchén.
Hopelchén | |
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 Coat airms | |
  Hopelchén | |
| Coordinates: 19°44′41″N 89°50′42″W / 19.74472°N 89.84500°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Municipal seat | Hopelchén |
| Govrenment | |
| • Municipal preses | Julio Alberto Sansores Sansores (2006–09) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7460.27 km2 (2,880.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 37,777 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Spainyie foondation | 1621 |
| Ceety status | 26 Februar 1959 |
| Website | www.hopelchen.gob.mx |
History an geografie
eeditThe municipality o Hopelchén is bordered tae the north an east bi the state o Yucatán; tae the sooth bi the municipality o Calakmul, an tae the wast bi the municipalities o Champotón, Campeche, Tenabo an Hecelchakán.
It covers 7,460.27 km², accoontin for 13% o the state's tot surface aurie.
Demografics
eeditThe 2005 INEGI census reportit a population o 34,687, doun frae 36,271 in 1990. O the 1990 figure, 17,664 spoke ane o several indigenous leids, predominantly Yucatec Maya wi 14,983 an Ch'ol wi 2,039; the tot nummer o indigenous leid speakers haed fawen tae 15,416 bi 2005. Bi the 2010 census, the population haed increased back up tae 37,777 indwallers.
Touns an veelages
eeditThe lairgest localities (ceeties, touns, an veelages) are:[1]
| Name | 2010 Census Population |
|---|---|
| Hopelchén | 7,295 |
| Bolonchén de Rejón | 3,975 |
| Vicente Guerrero | 3,198 |
| Dzibalchén | 2,340 |
| Ukum | 2,019 |
| Xmabén | 1,228 |
| Suc-Tuc | 1,179 |
| Chunchintok | 1,086 |
| Becanchén | 997 |
| Ich-Ek | 970 |
| Xcupil | 881 |
| Tot Municipality | 37,777 |
Climate
eedit| Climate data for Hopelchén | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36 (97) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.6 (90.8) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19 (66) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18 (64) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.4 (63.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) |
25 (1) |
23 (0.9) |
41 (1.6) |
97 (3.8) |
170 (6.8) |
140 (5.4) |
180 (6.9) |
230 (8.9) |
120 (4.6) |
51 (2) |
28 (1.1) |
1,133 (44.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase[2] | |||||||||||||
Heritage
eeditThe Maya airchaeological steids o Chunan-Tunich, Dzibilnocac, Santa Rosa Xtampak, Hochob an Pak-Chén are locatit in the municipality. It is home tae twa cave complexes an aw: Chuncedro an Xtacumbilxuna’an
References
eedit- ↑ "2010 census tables: INEGI". Archived frae the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 24 Februar 2013.
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Hopelchén, Campeche". Weatherbase. 2011. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 24 Februar 2013. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Hopelchén Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
Freemit airtins
eedit- Ayuntamiento de Hopelchén Archived 2006-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)
- Municipio de Hopelchén Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine frae offeecial Campeche state govrenment wabsteid (in Spaingie)