Hopelchén (

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: "place of five wells") is one of the 13

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in the

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. It is situated inland in the north of the state. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Hopelchén.

Demographics

The 2005 INEGI census reported a population of 34,687, down from 36,271 in 1990. Of the 1990 figure, 17,664 spoke one of several indigenous languages, predominantly

with 14,983 and Ch'ol with 2,039; the total number of indigenous language speakers had fallen to 15,416 by 2005. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 37,777. As of 2010, the city of Hopelchén had a population of 7,295. Other than the city of Hopelchén, the municipality had 269 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Bolonchén de Rejón (3,975),

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(3,198), classified as urban, and Dzibalchén (2,340),

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(2,019), Xmabén (1,228), Suc-Tuc (1,179), and Chunchintok (1,086), classified as rural.

Mennonites

The 2020 Mexican census found that of the municipality's 42,170 residents, about 6,000 or 15% were

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(a group of German and Dutch descent who speak the

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German dialect). They were concentrated in the communities of Nuevo Progreso, El Temporal, Nuevo Durango, La Nueva Trinidad, Las Flores, Las Palmas, Santa Rosa, Santa Fe, La Estrella, and La Esperanza.

Geography

The municipality of Hopelchén is bordered to the north and east by the state of

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; to the south by the municipality of

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, and to the west by the municipalities of Champotón,

, Tenabo and Hecelchakán. It covers 7,460.27 km², accounting for 13% of the state's total surface area.

Climate

Heritage

The

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archaeological sites of Chunan-Tunich, Dzibilnocac, Santa Rosa Xtampak, Hochob and Pak-Chén are located in the municipality. It is also home to two cave complexes: Chuncedro and Xtacumbilxuna’an

References

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

Ayuntamiento de Hopelchén
Official website
Municipio de Hopelchén
from official Campeche state government website {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopelchen Municipality Municipalities of Campeche