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]

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

  1. Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 . 2020 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía.
  2. Web site: Estrada Fernádez . Zarina . Diccionario Yaqui-Español y textos . November 8, 2016 . Linguistic preservation work . Plaza y Valdez . es.
  3. Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 . 2024-05-15 . www.inegi.org.mx.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni) - Sonora. Location of Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni). Nuestro México. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
  6. Web site: BATACONCICA (Bácum). The population development of Bataconcica.. City Population. English. November 8, 2016.
  7. Web site: Colleges and Schools in Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni). Pueblos América. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
  8. Web site: College BATACONSICA. Pueblos América. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
  9. Web site: College JIAK SEWA. Pueblos América. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
  10. Web site: College PADRE DE LAS CASAS. Pueblos América. Spanish. November 8, 2016.
  11. 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.