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Hopelchén

Coordinates: 19°44′40″N 89°50′43″W / 19.7444°N 89.8453°W / 19.7444; -89.8453
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Hopelchén
City and municipal seat
Hopelchén is located in Campeche
Hopelchén
Hopelchén
Hopelchén is located in Mexico
Hopelchén
Hopelchén
Coordinates: 19°44′40″N 89°50′43″W / 19.7444°N 89.8453°W / 19.7444; -89.8453
Country Mexico
StateCampeche
MunicipalityHopelchén
Government
 • Municipal presidentHebert Rafael Infante Yeh(2009-2012)
Population
 (2010[1])
 • Total7,295
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central)
Spanish foundation1621
City status26 February 1959
Websitewww.municipiohopelchen.gob.mx

Hopelchén (IPA: [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]

In 2019, around 1,400 Mennonites were reported to be living in the nearby state Nuevo Leon and in and around Hopelchén.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Hopelchén". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ Strochlic, Nina (12 April 2019). "An Unlikely Feud Between Beekeepers and Mennonites Simmers in Mexico". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Mennonites Colony of Hopelchen, Mexico". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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