Bataconcica Explained
| Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sonora |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bácum |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1930s |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.3 |
| Elevation M: | 24 |
| Population Total: | 573 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postal Code: | 85271 |
| Area Code: | 644 |
| Timezone: | MT (UTC−7) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | not observed |
| Blank Name: | INEGI |
| Blank Info: | 260120007 |
Bataconcica (from the Yaqui Ba'atakomsika ''Where the water came down'[2]), also known as Museo Chopocuni, is a locality in Bácum Municipality located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Sonora in the Yaqui Valley area. The locality is the sixth most populous in the municipality, as according to the 2020 Census by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), Bataconcica has a total of 573 inhabitants.[3] A large number of Yaqui indigenous people reside in Bataconcica.[4]
Geography
Bataconcica is located at coordinates 27°33'33" north latitude and 110°07'46" west longitude of the Prime Meridian, at an average elevation of 24 meters above sea level,[5] situated on the flat areas of the Yaqui Valley. Its inhabited area covers an area of 0.3 square kilometers.[6]
Demographics
Educational institutions
In 2005, there were three registered educational centers in the locality:[7]
- The indigenous kindergarten "Bataconcica," publicly managed by the federal government;[8]
- The indigenous early education school "Jiak Sewa," federally public;[9]
- The indigenous primary school "Padre de las Casas," federally public.[10]
Population
Population evolution since the 1940 census:
| Year | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2020 |
| Population | 65 | 3 | 257 | 240 | 371 | 400 | 518 | 526 | 534 | 561 | 573 |
| Source: INEGI | |
Government
See also: Bácum Municipality. Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni) is one of the 194 localities that make up the Municipality of Bácum,[11] with its government seat located in the municipal seat, in the town of Bácum.
Notes and References
- Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 . 2020 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía.
- Web site: Estrada Fernádez . Zarina . Diccionario Yaqui-Español y textos . November 8, 2016 . Linguistic preservation work . Plaza y Valdez . es.
- Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 . 2024-05-15 . www.inegi.org.mx.
- Web site: Torres. Rosa Lilia. En paz descanse, BATACONCICA pueblo yaqui olvidado por las autoridades. SurDeSonora.com. es. October 7, 2013. November 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195230/https://surdesonora.com/blog/en-paz-descanse-bataconcica-pueblo-yaqui-olvidado-por-las-autoridades. November 8, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni) - Sonora. Location of Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni). Nuestro México. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
- Web site: BATACONCICA (Bácum). The population development of Bataconcica.. City Population. English. November 8, 2016.
- Web site: Colleges and Schools in Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni). Pueblos América. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
- Web site: College BATACONSICA. Pueblos América. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
- Web site: College JIAK SEWA. Pueblos América. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
- Web site: College PADRE DE LAS CASAS. Pueblos América. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
- Web site: Locality Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20161029050205/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=26&mun=012 . October 29, 2016 . November 7, 2016 . Current data . Microrregiones . es.
