Tepache (municipality)

Tepache Municipality
Municipality
Country  Mexico
State Sonora
Capital Tepache
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

Tepache Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico.[1]

Seat is Tepache.

Area and population

The municipal area is 752.85 km².[2] The municipal population counted in 2000 was 1,539, of which 779 were male and 760 were female.[2] 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 and Moctezuma Municipality to the north, Nácori Chico Municipality to the east, Sahuaripa Municipality to the west and San Pedro de la Cueva Municipality to the southwest.

References

  1. ↑ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "TEPACHE". ESTADO DE SONORA, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)

Coordinates: 29°31′00″N 109°31′00″W / 29.5167°N 109.5167°W / 29.5167; -109.5167

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