Espita Municipality is one of the
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of the
State of Yucatán
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in
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. 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
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in the state with 0.7320, the same as
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in 2007.
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.
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
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.
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
{{Yucatán
Municipalities of Yucatán