Hopelchén is one of the 11 municipalities

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 in the Mexican

Mexico

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 state of Campeche

Campeche

Campeche is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in Southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west...

. It is situated inland in the north of the state. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Hopelchén

Hopelchén

Hopelchén 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.-References:...

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History and geography

The municipality of Hopelchén is bordered to the north and east by the state of Yucatán

Yucatán

Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....

; to the south by the municipality of Calakmul

Calakmul

Calakmul is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. It is from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful ancient cities ever uncovered in the Maya lowlands...

, and to the west by the municipalities of Champotón

Champotón Municipality

Champotón Municipality is a municipality within the state of Campeche, including the city of Champotón and the surrounding area. In 2005 the municipality of Champotón had a population of 76,116 inhabitants...

, Campeche

Campeche, Campeche

San Francisco de Campeche is the capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche, located at,...

, Tenabo and Hecelchakán.

It covers 7,460.27 km², accounting for 13% of the state's total surface area.

Demographics

The 2005 INEGI census reported a population of 34,687, down from 36,271 in 1990. Of the 1990 figure, 17,664 spoke one of several indigenous languages, predominantly Yucatec Maya with 14,983 and Ch'ol with 2,039; the total number of indigenous language speakers had fallen to 15,416 by 2005. By the 2010 census, the population had increased back up to 37,777 inhabitants.

Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Name	2010 Census Population
Hopelchén Hopelchén Hopelchén 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.-References:...	7,295
Bolonchén de Rejón	3,975
Vicente Guerrero	3,198
Dzibalchén	2,340
Ukum	2,019
Xmabén	1,228
Suc-Tuc	1,179
Chunchintok	1,086
Becanchén	997
Ich-Ek	970
Xcupil	881
Total Municipality	37,777

Heritage

The Maya

Maya civilization

The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...

 archaeological sites of Chunan-Tunich, Dzibilnocac, Santa Rosa Xtampak, Hochob  and Pak-Chén are located in the municipality. It is also home to two cave complexes: Chuncedro and Xtacumbilxuna’an

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Hopelchén Official website
• Municipio de Hopelchén from official Campeche state government website