Espita Municipality
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Country | Mexico | |
State | Yucatán | |
Mexico Ind. | 1821 | |
Yucatan Est. | 1824 | |
Municipality Est. | 1921[1] | |
Government | ||
• Municipal President | José Luis Uc Moo (2010-2012)[2][3] ([4]) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 496.91 km2 (191.86 sq mi) | |
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Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | |
Population (2005 [5][6]) | ||
• Total | 14,432 | |
• Demonym | espitan | |
Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | |
• Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | |
Postal Code | 97730 | |
Area code(s) | 986 | |
INEGI Code | 31032 | |
Website | Official Website |
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 was the 77th municipality with the highest HDI in the state with 0.7320,[9] same as obtained Honduras in 2007.[10]
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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
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Type | Students | Teachers | Schools |
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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.[11] |
Communities
The municipality is responsible Espita 17 commissariats and the municipal seat,[12] in 2005 only 7 of its 17 commissariats exceeded 200 inhabitants and the sum of its population was 3,605 which together with the municipal seat (10,758) the population was of 14,363, i.e. the 99.52% of the municipal population.
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Code | Commissariat | Coordinates | Population | Distance |
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310320002[13] | Holcá | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 501 | 9,95 km |
310320003[14] | Kunché | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 698 | 10,84 km |
310320004[15] | Nacuché | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1.130 | 9,36 km |
310320005[16] | San Pedro Chenchelá | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 261 | 14,58 km |
310320007[17] | Tuzik | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 384 | 20,91 km |
310320008[18] | X-Ualtez | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 262 | 21,77 km |
310320009[19] | Xuilub | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 369 | 15,72 km |
Source: INEGI,[6] Archivo Histórico de Localidaes.[20] |
Landmarks
Architectural
St. Joseph's Temple, built in the eighteenth century the former Franciscan convent at the beginning of the sixteenth century, and the Municipal Palace.[1]
Archaeological
The area called Pom.[1]
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