Hopelchén
Hopelchén | |
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City and municipal seat | |
  Hopelchén  Hopelchén | |
| Coordinates: 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 (IPA: [xopelˈtʃen], 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
[edit]- ^ 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hopelchén". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Mennonites Colony of Hopelchen, Mexico". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. 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
[edit]- Municipio de Hopelchén from official Campeche state government website (in Spanish)
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