Tepache Municipality is a municipality in the

Mexican state The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...

in north-western Mexico. Its seat is

Tepache Tepache is a fermented beverage made from the peel and the rind of pineapples, and is sweetened either with ''piloncillo'' or brown sugar, seasoned with powdered cinnamon, and served cold. Though tepache is fermented for several days, the resul ...

Area and population

The municipal area is 752.85 km². The municipal population counted in 2000 was 1,539, of which 779 were male and 760 were female. The population of the main settlement and municipal seat was 1,448 in 2000. The majority (96 percent) of its population lives in urban areas, with the rest living in rural areas. The population has been decreasing steadily since 1980. The main settlement is located at an elevation of 1,250 meters.

Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are

Divisaderos Municipality Divisaderos Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United S ...

and

Moctezuma Municipality Moctezuma is a ''municipio'' (municipality) of the Mexican state of Sonora, located in the state's central region. It is also the name of its largest settlement and ''cabecera municipal'' (municipal seat). Area and population The municipal area ...

to the north,

Nácori Chico Municipality Nácori Chico Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico. The municipal area is 2,748.67 km2 (1,061.27 mi2) with a population of 2,236 registered in 2000 The seat is Nácori Chico. Neighboring municipalities Neighb ...

to the east,

Sahuaripa Municipality Sahuaripa Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United Sta ...

to the west and San Pedro de la Cueva Municipality to the southwest.

References

Municipalities of Sonora {{Sonora-geo-stub