Huépac
Encyclopedia
Huepac is a municipality
and a municipal seat in the center of the Mexican
state of Sonora
. The municipal area is 317.37 km² with a population of 1,142 registered in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx
Most of the inhabitants live in the municipal seat.
Neighboring municipalities are Banámichi
, Cumpas
, Aconchi
and San Felipe de Jesús. Huépac is connected to Banámichi
and Aconchi
by a paved highway.
Huépac was founded in 1644 by the Jesuit missionary Gerónimo de la Canal with the name of San Lorenzo de Güepaca. Its name comes from the Ópata Indian word, Güepaca, which means big valley ; from Güe big and paca, valley in Ópata. http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/huepac-sonora.htm
The land is hilly with valleys and the main settlement lies at an elevation of 304 meters. The average annual temperature is 21.4°C and the average annual rainfall is 424.0 mm. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora
The region is crossed by the Rio Sonora, which receives the waters of the El Gavilán, Güevarachi and Triunfo.
Agriculture and cattle raising are the two main economic activities. Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses are grown for cattle fodder. The cattle herd numbered 15,000 head in 2000. http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/huepac-sonora.htm The economically active population in 2000 was only 340 workers. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora
Municipalities of Mexico
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and a municipal seat in the center of the Mexican
Mexico
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state of Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
. The municipal area is 317.37 km² with a population of 1,142 registered in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx
Most of the inhabitants live in the municipal seat.
Neighboring municipalities are Banámichi
Banámichi
Banámichi is both a small town and a municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. Geographical coordinates are .-Area and Population:...
, Cumpas
Cumpas
Cumpas is both a municipality and the municipal seat of the same in the east of the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and Population:The area of the municipality is 2,013.50 km2., which represents 1.09% of the state total and 0.10 % of the national total. The most important settlements, besides...
, Aconchi
Aconchi
Aconchi is a small city and the municipality that surrounds it, located in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. The population of the municipality was 2,452 in 2005 in an area of 358.74 square kilometers...
and San Felipe de Jesús. Huépac is connected to Banámichi
Banámichi
Banámichi is both a small town and a municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. Geographical coordinates are .-Area and Population:...
and Aconchi
Aconchi
Aconchi is a small city and the municipality that surrounds it, located in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. The population of the municipality was 2,452 in 2005 in an area of 358.74 square kilometers...
by a paved highway.
Huépac was founded in 1644 by the Jesuit missionary Gerónimo de la Canal with the name of San Lorenzo de Güepaca. Its name comes from the Ópata Indian word, Güepaca, which means big valley ; from Güe big and paca, valley in Ópata. http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/huepac-sonora.htm
The land is hilly with valleys and the main settlement lies at an elevation of 304 meters. The average annual temperature is 21.4°C and the average annual rainfall is 424.0 mm. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora
The region is crossed by the Rio Sonora, which receives the waters of the El Gavilán, Güevarachi and Triunfo.
Agriculture and cattle raising are the two main economic activities. Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses are grown for cattle fodder. The cattle herd numbered 15,000 head in 2000. http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/huepac-sonora.htm The economically active population in 2000 was only 340 workers. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora
External links
- Huépac, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Huépac, Sonora)
- Article on Huépac (in English)
- Pueblos de Sonora article on Huepac