Espita Municipality

Espita Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán.^[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, the municipality had the 77th highest HDI in the state with 0.7320,^[9] the same as Honduras in 2007.^[10]

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 (191.86 sq mi)
	[1]
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2005 [5][6])
• Total	14,432
• Demonym	espitan
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal Code	97730
Area code	986
INEGI Code	31032

Geography

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

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 Espita municipality has 17 communities and the municipal seat.^[12] 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.

Communities with over 200 people and their distance from the municipal seat
Code	Community	Coordinates	Population	Distance
310320002[13]	Holcá	21°05′28″N 88°16′07″W	501	9.95 km
310320003[14]	Kunché	20°54′35″N 88°18′16″W	698	10.84 km
310320004[15]	Nacuché	20°55′22″N 88°17′45″W	1.130	9.36 km
310320005[16]	San Pedro Chenchelá	20°52′29″N 88°18′51″W	261	14.58 km
310320007[17]	Tuzik	21°06′44″N 88°28′18″W	384	20.91 km
310320008[18]	X-Ualtez	21°07′20″N 88°28′22″W	262	21.77 km
310320009[19]	Xuilub	20°55′00″N 88°25′12″W	369	15.72 km
Source: INEGI,[6] Archivo Histórico de Localidaes.[20]

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.^[1]

Archaeological

The area called Pom.^[1]

References

1. "Nuestros municipios - Espita". Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
2. PorEsto! (May 20, 2010). "Oficial el triunfo de José Luis Uc Moo". Yucatanalamano.com.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. IPEPAC. "Directorio de alcaldes electos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
4. IPEPAC. "Alcaldías de Yucatán por partido político" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
5. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
6. INEGI (2005). "Census Results by Locality". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
7. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. "Aspectos geográficos de Yucatán. División Municipal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. 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. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
9. United Nations Development Programme. "Indicadores de Desarrollo Humano y Género en México 2000-2005" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
10. United Nations Development Programme. "2009 Human Development Report" (PDF). p. 182. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
11. SEEY. "Concentrado estadístico por Municipio". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
12. www.yucatan.gob.mx. "Información del municipio". Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
13. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Holcá". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
14. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Kunché". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
15. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Nacuché". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
16. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. San Pedro Chenchelá". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
17. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Tuzik". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
18. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. X-Ualtez". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
19. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Xuilub". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
20. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades". Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.