Espita Municipality

Espita Municipality is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico.[7] 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.[8] In 2005, the municipality had the 77th highest HDI in the state with 0.7320,[9] the same as Honduras in 2007.[10]

Espita
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatan Est.1824
Municipality Est.1921[1]
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJosé Luis Uc Moo (2010-2012)[2][3] ([4])
Area
 • Total496.91 km2 (191.86 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2005 [5][6])
 • Total14,432
 • Demonym
espitan
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal Code
97730
Area code(s)986
INEGI Code31032

Location

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.[1]

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.[1]

Demography

Education
TypeStudentsTeachersSchools
Preschool education8073312
Primary education2 5668716
Secondary education808635
High school396251
Total4 57720834
Source: Secretaría de Educación de Yucatán.[11]

Communities

The Espita municipality has 17 communities and the municipal seat.[12] 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.

Communities with over 200 people and their distance from the municipal seat
Code Community Coordinates Population Distance
310320002[13] Holcá 21°05′28″N 88°16′07″W 501 9.95 km
310320003[14] Kunché 20°54′35″N 88°18′16″W 698 10.84 km
310320004[15] Nacuché 20°55′22″N 88°17′45″W 1.130 9.36 km
310320005[16] San Pedro Chenchelá 20°52′29″N 88°18′51″W 261 14.58 km
310320007[17] Tuzik 21°06′44″N 88°28′18″W 384 20.91 km
310320008[18] X-Ualtez 21°07′20″N 88°28′22″W 262 21.77 km
310320009[19] Xuilub 20°55′00″N 88°25′12″W 369 15.72 km
Source: INEGI,[6] Archivo Histórico de Localidaes.[20]

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.[1]

Archaeological

The area called Pom.[1]

References
  1. "Nuestros municipios - Espita". Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  2. PorEsto! (May 20, 2010). "Oficial el triunfo de José Luis Uc Moo". Yucatanalamano.com.
  3. IPEPAC. "Directorio de alcaldes electos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  4. IPEPAC. "Alcaldías de Yucatán por partido político" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  5. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  6. INEGI (2005). "Census Results by Locality". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
  7. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. "Aspectos geográficos de Yucatán. División Municipal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  8. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. "Regionalización de Yucatán" (in Spanish). Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  9. United Nations Development Programme. "Indicadores de Desarrollo Humano y Género en México 2000-2005" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  10. United Nations Development Programme. "2009 Human Development Report" (PDF). p. 182. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  11. SEEY. "Concentrado estadístico por Municipio". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  12. www.yucatan.gob.mx. "Información del municipio". Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  13. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Holcá". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  14. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Kunché". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  15. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Nacuché". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  16. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. San Pedro Chenchelá". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  17. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Tuzik". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  18. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. X-Ualtez". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  19. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Xuilub". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  20. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades". Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
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