Hopelchén (, Yucatec Maya: "place of five wells") is a city in the

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

state of

Campeche Campeche (; yua, Kaampech ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by ...

. It is situated inland in the north of the state. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding

Hopelchén Municipality Hopelchén (Yucatec Maya: "place of five wells") is one of the 11 Municipalities of Mexico, municipalities in the Mexico, Mexican mexican state, state of Campeche. It is situated inland in the north of the state. The municipal seat, and largest s ...

. In 2010, Hopelchén had a population of 7,295. It is also home to a large Mennonite community, of around 50 families as of 2018.

References

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

Official Website of Cityhall

External links

Municipio de Hopelchén
from official Campeche state government website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopelchen Populated places in Campeche Municipality seats in Campeche