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Hopelchén

City in the Mexican state of Campeche

City and municipal seat in Campeche, Mexico

19°44′40″N 89°50′43″W / 19.7444°N 89.8453°W / 19.7444; -89.8453Country

MexicoStateCampecheMunicipalityHopelchénGovernment

• Municipal presidentHebert Rafael Infante Yeh(2009-2012)Population

(2010^[1])

• Total7,295Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (US Central)) • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central)Spanish foundation1621City status26 February 1959Websitewww.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]

It is also home to a large Mennonite community of around 50 families as of 2018.^[3]

References

^ 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Hopelchén". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
^ "Mennonites Colony of Hopelchen, Mexico". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Hopelchén^{[dead link]} Official Website of Cityhall