Hopelchén
Hopelchén | |
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City and municipal seat | |
Hopelchén | |
Coordinates: 19°44′40″N 89°50′43″W / 19.7444°N 89.8453°WCoordinates: 19°44′40″N 89°50′43″W / 19.7444°N 89.8453°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Campeche |
Municipality | Hopelchén |
Government | |
• Municipal president | Hebert Rafael Infante Yeh(2009-2012) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 7,295 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (US Central)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
Spanish foundation | 1621 |
City status | 26 February 1959 |
Website | www.municipiohopelchen.gob.mx |
Hopelchén (Yucatec Maya: "place of five wells") is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated inland in the north of the state. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding Hopelchén Municipality. In 2010, Hopelchén had a population of 7,295.[2]
It is also home to a large Mennonite community, of around 50 families as of 2018.[3]
References[]
- ^ 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hopelchén". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Mennonites Colony of Hopelchen, Mexico". Youtube.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Hopelchén[dead link] Official Website of Cityhall
External links[]
- Municipio de Hopelchén from official Campeche state government website (in Spanish)
- Ich-Ek
Categories:
- Populated places in Campeche
- Municipality seats in Campeche