Hecelchakán Municipality

Hecelchakán (Spanish pronunciation: [xekeltʃaˈkan]) is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Hecelchakán.

Hecelchakán
Coat of arms of Hecelchakán
Location of the municipality within Campeche
Location of the municipality within Campeche
Hecelchakán is located in Campeche
Hecelchakán
Hecelchakán
Hecelchakán is located in Mexico
Hecelchakán
Hecelchakán
Coordinates: 20°10′0″N 90°8′0″W
CountryMexico
StateCampeche
Municipal seatHecelchakán
Settled1500s
Area
  Total1,294.85 km2 (499.94 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total31,230
  Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Websitewww.hecelchakan.gob.mx

The municipality had a 2005 census population of 28,306, with 10,285 in the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of 1,331.99 km² (514.284 sq mi) and includes numerous smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is the town of Pomuch.

The name comes from the Maya words jeʼelel (rest) and chakʼan (savanna).

Geography

Hecelchakán borders to the north with Calkiní Municipality, to the south with Tenabo Municipality, to the east with Yucatán State and Hopelchén Municipality, and to the west with the Gulf of Mexico, with 24 km of shoreline.

It is at an average altitude of 10 m above sea level.

Demographics

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 28,306.[1]

As of 2010, the city of Hecelchakán had a population of 10,285.[1] Other than the city of Hecelchakán, the municipality had 80 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Pomuch (8,694), classified as urban, and Pocboc (1,624), Cumpich (1,587), Campo Menonita Yalnón (1,151), and Santa Cruz (1,118), classified as rural.[1]

History

On 7 December 1915, when decree no. 51 approved a new law of interior administration, Hecelchakán became one of the eight free municipalities of the new state of Campeche. That law came into effect on 1 January 1916.

References

  1. "Hecelchakán". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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