Hopelchén | |
Settlement Type: | City and municipal seat |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Campeche |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Hopelchén |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico Campeche#Mexico |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Population As Of: | 2010[1] |
Population Total: | 7295 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Leader Title: | Municipal president |
Leader Name: | Hebert Rafael Infante Yeh(2009-2012) |
Blank Name: | Spanish foundation |
Blank Info: | 1621 |
Blank1 Name: | City status |
Blank1 Info: | 26 February 1959 |
Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
Utc Offset: | −6 |
Timezone Dst: | Central |
Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
Coordinates: | 19.7444°N -89.8453°W |
Website: | www.municipiohopelchen.gob.mx |
Hopelchén (pronounced as /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]