Hopelchén Municipality
Hopelchén (Yucatec Maya: "place of five wells") is one of the 13 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated inland in the north of the state. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Hopelchén.
Hopelchén | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Hopelchén Hopelchén | |
| Coordinates: 19°44′41″N 89°50′42″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Municipal seat | Hopelchén |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Julio Alberto Sansores Sansores (2006–09) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,460.27 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) |
| Spanish foundation | 1621 |
| City status | February 26, 1959 |
| Website | www.hopelchen.gob.mx |
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