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Espita Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| official_name | Espita | ||
| native_name | |||
| settlement_type | Municipality | ||
| image_shield | Escudo de Espita.png | ||
| image_map | Espita en Yucatan.svg | ||
| map_caption | Location of the Municipality | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | ||
| subdivision_name | Mexico | ||
| subdivision_type1 | State | ||
| subdivision_name1 | [[File:Flag of Yucatan.svg | border | 20px]] Yucatán |
| leader_title | Municipal President | ||
| leader_party | [[File:PRI Party (Mexico).svg | link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional | 20px]] |
| leader_name | José Luis Uc Moo (2010-2012) | ||
| established_title | Mexico Ind. | ||
| established_date | 1821 | ||
| established_title2 | Yucatan Est. | ||
| established_date2 | 1824 | ||
| established_title3 | Municipality Est. | ||
| established_date3 | 1921 | ||
| area_note | |||
| area_total_km2 | 496.91 | ||
| population_as_of | 2005 | ||
| population_total | 14432 | ||
| population_blank1_title | Demonym | ||
| population_blank1 | espitan | ||
| timezone | Central Standard Time | ||
| utc_offset | -6 | ||
| timezone_DST | Central Daylight Time | ||
| utc_offset_DST | -5 | ||
| elevation_m | 15 | ||
| postal_code_type | Postal Code | ||
| postal_code | 97730 | ||
| area_code | 986 | ||
| blank_name_sec1 | INEGI Code | ||
| blank_info_sec1 | 31032 |
Espita Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Espita and is located on the Litoral Oriente (East Coast) or Region 1 of the state. In 2005, the municipality had the 77th highest HDI in the state with 0.7320, the same as Honduras in 2007.
Geography
This municipality is located in the eastern-part of the state. It is located between latitudes 20° 53' and 21° 08' north and longitudes 88° 16' and 88° 27' west.
It borders the following municipalities: to the north Sucilá to the south Tinum and Uayma, on the east Temozón and Calotmul and the west Dzitas - Cenotillo.
Demography
Education
Main article: List of schools in Espita Municipality, Yucatan
| Type | Students | Teachers | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preschool education | 807 | 33 | 12 |
| Primary education | 2 566 | 87 | 16 |
| Secondary education | 808 | 63 | 5 |
| High school | 396 | 25 | 1 |
| Total | 4 577 | 208 | 34 |
| Source: Secretaría de Educación de Yucatán. |
Communities
The Espita municipality has 17 communities and the municipal seat. In 2005, only 7 of its 17 communities had more than 200 inhabitants. Together these 7 communities had a population of 3,605, which together with the municipal seat (10,758), was 14,363, i.e. the 99.52% of the total municipal population.
| Code | Community | Coordinates | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310320002 | Holcá | 501 | 9.95 km | |
| 310320003 | Kunché | 698 | 10.84 km | |
| 310320004 | Nacuché | 1.130 | 9.36 km | |
| 310320005 | San Pedro Chenchelá | 261 | 14.58 km | |
| 310320007 | Tuzik | 384 | 20.91 km | |
| 310320008 | X-Ualtez | 262 | 21.77 km | |
| 310320009 | Xuilub | 369 | 15.72 km | |
| Source: INEGI, Archivo Histórico de Localidaes. |
Landmarks
Architectural
Landmarks include:
- St. Joseph's Temple, built in the eighteenth century.
- The former Franciscan convent, built at the beginning of the sixteenth century.
- The Municipal Palace.
Archaeological
The area called Pom.
References
References
- IPEPAC. "Alcaldías de Yucatán por partido político".
- PorEsto!. (May 20, 2010 }}{{Dead link). "Oficial el triunfo de José Luis Uc Moo". Yucatanalamano.com.
- IPEPAC. "Directorio de alcaldes electos".
- "Nuestros municipios - Espita".
- "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan".
- INEGI. (2005). "Census Results by Locality".
- [[INEGI. "Aspectos geográficos de Yucatán. División Municipal".
- Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. "Regionalización de Yucatán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México.
- [[United Nations Development Programme]]. "Indicadores de Desarrollo Humano y Género en México 2000-2005".
- United Nations Development Programme. "2009 Human Development Report".
- SEEY. "Concentrado estadístico por Municipio".
- www.yucatan.gob.mx. "Información del municipio".
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Holcá".
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Kunché".
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Nacuché".
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. San Pedro Chenchelá".
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Tuzik".
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. X-Ualtez".
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Xuilub".
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades".
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