Tenabo Municipality
Tenabo (Yucatec Maya: "place whaur they measur bi haund-spans") is ane o the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state o Campeche. It is situatit on the coast in the north o the state. The municipal seat, an lairgest dounset, is the ceety o Tenabo, 36 km frae state caipital Campeche, Camp.
Tenabo | |
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  Tenabo | |
| Coordinates: 19°50′N 90°00′W / 19.833°N 90.000°W | |
| Kintra | Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Municipal seat | Tenabo |
| Govrenment | |
| • Municipal preses | Julio Cesar Sánchez Caamal (2006–09) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 821 km2 (317 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Municipality | 9,050 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,934 |
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| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Encomienda | 1549 |
| Municipality creatit | 1786 |
| Ceety status | 1960 |
| Website | www.tenabo.gob.mx |
History and geography
eeditThe municipality o Tenabo borders tae the north wi the municipality o Hecelchakán, tae the east wi the municipality o Hopelchén, tae the sooth wi the municipality o Campeche, an tae the wast wi the Guwf o Mexico.
It covers 882 km², accoontin for 1.5% o the state's total surface aurie.
Demografics
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The 2005 INEGI census reportit a population o 9,050, up frae 7,630 in 1990. O these, 1,686 spoke ane o several indigenous leids, predominatly Yucatec Maya an Tzeltal.
Population centres in the municipality include:
- Tenabo, the municipal seat, with 6,934 inhabitants
- Tinun (928 inhabitants)
- Emiliano Zapata (382)
- Kankí (182)
- Santa Rosa (170)
- Xkuncheil (102)
References
eedit- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Tenabo Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
Freemit airtins
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