Tepache, Sonora
Encyclopedia
Tepache is a small town and municipality
in the east of the Mexican
state of Sonora
.
and Moctezuma
to the north, Nácori Chico
to the east, Sahuaripa
to the west and San Pedro de la Cueva
to the southwest.
language and means, according to some, "place of beautiful women". It was incorporated as a municipality in 1932.
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
in the east 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....
.
Area and population
The municipal area is 752.85 km². The municipal population counted in 2000 was 1,539, of which 779 were male and 760 were female. The population of the main settlement and municipal seat was 1,448 in 2000. 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 DivisaderosDivisaderos
Divisaderos is both a municipality and its municipal seat in the east of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located at , about 20 mi/30 km SE of Moctezuma. Access is by unpaved road to Moctezuma and Sahuaripa. The area of the municipality is 617.69 km2. and the population was 681...
and Moctezuma
Moctezuma, Sonora
Moctezuma is a municipio of the Mexican state of Sonora, located in the state's central region. It is also the name of its largest settlement and cabecera municipal .-Area and Population:...
to the north, Nácori Chico
Nácori Chico
Nácori Chico is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the east of the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and Population:The municipal area is 2,748.67 km² with a population of 2,236 registered in 2000. The municipal seat had a population of 999 in 2000...
to the east, Sahuaripa
Sahuaripa
Sahuaripa is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. The area is 5,694.4 km². with a population of 5,792 in 2005. The town and municipal seat had a population of 3,807 in 2000.-Location:...
to the west and San Pedro de la Cueva
San Pedro de la Cueva
San Pedro de la Cueva is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the center of the state at an elevation of 500 meters. The municipal area is 1,926.36 km2...
to the southwest.
History
Tepache was founded in 1678 with the name of Santa Ana de Tepache. The word Tepache comes from the OpataOpata
Opata is the collective name for three indigenous peoples native to the northern Mexican border state of Sonora. The whole of Opata territory encompasses the northeasterly and central part of the state...
language and means, according to some, "place of beautiful women". It was incorporated as a municipality in 1932.