Hopelchén Explained

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]

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  1. http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223 2010 census tables: INEGI
  2. Web site: Hopelchén. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014. 30 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210930205334/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=04&mun=006. dead.
  3. Web site: Mennonites Colony of Hopelchen, Mexico . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ldPSIjH4a7c . 2021-12-21 . live. Youtube.com . July 5, 2019.