El Porvenir ( Spanish El Porvenir ) is a municipality in Mexico , the state of Chiapas , with the administrative center in the city of El Porvenir de Velasco-Suárez . The population, according to the 2010 census, was 13,201 people.
| Municipality of Mexico (AE Level 2) | ||
| El porvenir | ||
|---|---|---|
| El porvenir | ||
| A country |  Mexico | |
| State | Chiapas | |
| Adm Centre | El Porvenir de Velasco-Suarez (1,436 people, 11%) | |
| Number of settlements | 53 | |
| Population ( ▲ 2010 , census) | 13,201 people [one] | |
| Density | 108.5 person / km² | |
| Language composition | Spanish | |
| Square | 121.7 km² | |
| Heights • highest point | Capilla (2981 m ) | |
| Coordinates of the administrative center | ||
| Formed by | 1915 | |
| Chairman (2011–2013) | Neymar Tomas Roblero Mehía | |
| Timezone | UTC-6 , in summer UTC-5 | |
| Telephone code | +52 962 | |
| Postcode | 30970-30979 [2] | |
| INEGI code | 070 | |
| http://www.elporvenir.gob.mx/ (isp.) | ||
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General Information
The name El Porvenir from Spanish can be translated as future .
The area of the municipality is 121.7 km², which is 0.2% of the state. It borders with other municipalities of Chiapas : in the north with Siltepec and La Grandesa , in the northeast with Bejucal de Ocampo , in the east with Masapa de Madero , and in the south and west with Motosintla [3] .
Establishment and composition
The municipality was formed in 1915 [4] , it includes 53 settlements, the largest of which are:
| Locality | Number of population (2005) [5] | Number of population (2010) [1] |
| Total | 12,831 | 13,201 |
| El Porvenir de Velasco-Suarez (administrative center) | 1 507 | 1,436 |
| El Cambil | 744 | 706 |
| Canada | 594 | 641 |
| Nueva Esperanza-Uno | 666 | 585 |
| Male | 490 | 562 |
| Las pilas | 492 | 529 |
| Las salvas | 835 | 503 |
Economic Activity
The working population is employed by sector in the following proportions: agriculture and animal husbandry - 81.6%, manufacturing and manufacturing industry - 3.7%, services and tourism - 12.9% [4] .
Infrastructure
According to statistics from 2000, the infrastructure is developed as follows [4] :
- road length: 85.4 km;
- electrification: 84.6%;
- water supply: 35.5%;
- water disposal: 26.4%.
Tourism
The main attractions are the caves of Male and Canada, the ecological park of El Porvenir [4] .
Sources
- ↑ 1 2 INEGI. Mexico Census 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Postal Codes of El Porvenira
- ↑ El Porvenir on the official site of the state of Chiapas (Spanish)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Encyclopedia about the municipalities of Mexico. El Porvenir Archive dated December 4, 2013 on the Wayback Machine (isp.)
- ↑ INEGI. Mexico Census 2005 Archived July 22, 2011. (isp.)
See also
- Chiapas Municipalities
- Portal: Mexico