Tenabo (municipality)
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| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Campeche | ||
| Municipal seat | Tenabo | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal president | Julio Cesar Sánchez Caamal (2006-09) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Municipality | 821 km² (317 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Municipality | 9,050 | ||
| - Density | 11/km² (28.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 6,934 | ||
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| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| Encomienda | 1549 | ||
| Municipality created | 1786 | ||
| City status | 1960 | ||
| Website: www.tenabo.gob.mx | |||
Tenabo (Yucatec Maya: "place where they measure by hand-spans") is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated on the coast in the north of the state. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Tenabo, 36 km from state capital Campeche, Camp.
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[edit] History and geography
The municipality of Tenabo borders to the north with the municipality of Hecelchakán, to the east with the municipality of Hopelchén, to the south with the municipality of Campeche, and to the west with the Gulf of Mexico.
It covers 882 km², accounting for 1.5% of the state's total surface area.
[edit] Demographics
The 2005 INEGI census reported a population of 9,050, up from 7,630 in 1990. Of these, 1,686 spoke one of several indigenous languages, predominatly Yucatec Maya and Tzeltal.
Population centres in the municipality include:
- Tenabo, the municipal seat, with 6,934 inhabitants
- Tinun (928 inhabitants)
- Emiliano Zapata (382)
- Kankí (182)
- Santa Rosa (170)
- Xkuncheil (102)
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Tenabo Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento de Tenabo Official website (Spanish)
