Espita Municipality, Yucatan

Espita
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality
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 (191.9 sq mi)
	[1]
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

The municipality of Espita 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 20º 53' and 21º 08' north and longitudes 88º 16' and 88º 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

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, ie 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	21°05′28″N 88°16′07″W / 21.09111°N 88.26861°W / 21.09111; -88.26861	501	9,95 km
310320003[14]	Kunché	20°54′35″N 88°18′16″W / 20.90972°N 88.30444°W / 20.90972; -88.30444	698	10,84 km
310320004[15]	Nacuché	20°55′22″N 88°17′45″W / 20.92278°N 88.29583°W / 20.92278; -88.29583	1.130	9,36 km
310320005[16]	San Pedro Chenchelá	20°52′29″N 88°18′51″W / 20.87472°N 88.31417°W / 20.87472; -88.31417	261	14,58 km
310320007[17]	Tuzik	21°06′44″N 88°28′18″W / 21.11222°N 88.47167°W / 21.11222; -88.47167	384	20,91 km
310320008[18]	X-Ualtez	21°07′20″N 88°28′22″W / 21.12222°N 88.47278°W / 21.12222; -88.47278	262	21,77 km
310320009[19]	Xuilub	20°55′00″N 88°25′12″W / 20.9166667°N 88.42°W / 20.9166667; -88.42	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

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Nuestros municipios - Espita". http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31032a.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
2. ^ PorEsto! (May 20, 2010). "Oficial el triunfo de José Luis Uc Moo". Yucatanalamano.com. http://yucatanalamano.com/noticia/oficial-el-triunfo-de-jos-luis-uc-moo. 
3. ^ IPEPAC. "Directorio de alcaldes electos". http://www.ipepac.org.mx/resultados-electorales/2010/directorio-regidores-electos.pdf. Retrieved July 31, 2010. 
4. ^ IPEPAC. "Alcaldías de Yucatán por partido político". http://www.ipepac.org.mx/resultados-electorales/2010/computoRegidores2010.pdf. Retrieved July 31, 2010. 
5. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_yucatan. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
6. ^ ^{a b} INEGI (2005). "Census Results by Locality". http://www.inegi.org.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/default.asp?s=est&c=10395. 
7. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. "Aspectos geográficos de Yucatán. División Municipal" (in spanish). http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/geografia/espanol/estados/yuc/divismpal.cfm?c=1206&e=31&CFID=1993439&CFTOKEN=83113576. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
8. ^ Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. "Regionalización de Yucatán" (in spanish). Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/yucatan/regi.htm. Retrieved May 10, 2010. 
9. ^ United Nations Development Programme. "Indicadores de Desarrollo Humano y Género en México 2000-2005" (in spanish). http://www.undp.org.mx/IMG/pdf/Yucatan.pdf. Retrieved August 12, 2010. 
10. ^ United Nations Development Programme. "2009 Human Development Report". p. 182. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf. Retrieved August 12, 2010. 
11. ^ SEEY. "Concentrado estadístico por Municipio". http://www.educacion.yucatan.gob.mx/plantilla/EstadisticaSE/concenM.php?pinicio=2009&fciclo=INICIO&pag=4. Retrieved November 19, 2010. 
12. ^ www.yucatan.gob.mx. "Información del municipio". http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/ver_municipio.jsp?id=32. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
13. ^ INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Holcá". http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/AHL/realizaBusquedaurl.do?cvegeo=310320002. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
14. ^ INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Kunché". http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/AHL/realizaBusquedaurl.do?cvegeo=310320003. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
15. ^ INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Nacuché". http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/AHL/realizaBusquedaurl.do?cvegeo=310320004. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
16. ^ INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. San Pedro Chenchelá". http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/AHL/realizaBusquedaurl.do?cvegeo=310320005. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
17. ^ INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Tuzik". http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/AHL/realizaBusquedaurl.do?cvegeo=310320007. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
18. ^ INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. X-Ualtez". http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/AHL/realizaBusquedaurl.do?cvegeo=310320008. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
19. ^ INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Xuilub". http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/AHL/realizaBusquedaurl.do?cvegeo=310320009. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
20. ^ INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades". http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/dsist/ahl2003/. Retrieved August 18, 2010.