Espita Municipality

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Espita
Municipality
Coat of arms of Espita
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality
Location of the Municipality
Country  Mexico
State Flag of Yucatan.svg Yucatán
Mexico Ind. 1821
Yucatan Est. 1824
Municipality Est. 1921[1]
Government
 • Municipal President José Luis Uc Moo (2010-2012)[2][3] (PRI Party (Mexico).svg[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]

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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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.[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.

Towns over 200 people and its distance from the municipal seat
Code Commissariat Coordinates Population Distance
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]

References

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