Bataconcica (from the Yaqui Ba'atakomsika ''Where the water came down'[2]), also known as Museo Chopocuni, is a locality in Bácum Municipality located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Sonora in the Yaqui Valley area. The locality is the sixth most populous in the municipality, as according to the 2020 Census by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), Bataconcica has a total of 573 inhabitants.[3] A large number of Yaqui indigenous people reside in Bataconcica.[4]
Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni) | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 27°33′33″N 110°07′46″W / 27.55917°N 110.12944°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Municipality |  Bácum |
| Established | 1930s |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 573 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MT (UTC−7)) |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
| Area code | 644 |
| INEGI | 260120007 |
Geography
editBataconcica is located at coordinates 27°33'33" north latitude and 110°07'46" west longitude of the Prime Meridian, at an average elevation of 24 meters above sea level,[5] situated on the flat areas of the Yaqui Valley. Its inhabited area covers an area of 0.3 square kilometers.[6]
Demographics
editEducational institutions
editIn 2005, there were three registered educational centers in the locality:[7]
- The indigenous kindergarten "Bataconcica," publicly managed by the federal government;[8]
- The indigenous early education school "Jiak Sewa," federally public;[9]
- The indigenous primary school "Padre de las Casas," federally public.[10]
Population
editPopulation evolution since the 1940 census:
| Year | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2020 | ||||||||
| Population | 65 | 3 | 257 | 240 | 371 | 400 | 518 | 526 | 534 | 561 | 573 | ||||||||
| Source: INEGI | |||||||||||||||||||
Government
editBataconcica (Museo Chopocuni) is one of the 194 localities that make up the Municipality of Bácum,[11] with its government seat located in the municipal seat, in the town of Bácum.
References
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (2020). "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020".
- ^ Estrada Fernádez, Zarina. "Diccionario Yaqui-Español y textos". Linguistic preservation work (in Spanish). Plaza y Valdez. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020". www.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Torres, Rosa Lilia (October 7, 2013). "En paz descanse, BATACONCICA pueblo yaqui olvidado por las autoridades" (in Spanish). SurDeSonora.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni) - Sonora". Location of Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni) (in Spanish). Nuestro México. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "BATACONCICA (Bácum)". The population development of Bataconcica. City Population. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Colleges and Schools in Bataconcica (Museo Chopocuni)" (in Spanish). Pueblos América. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "College BATACONSICA" (in Spanish). Pueblos América. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "College JIAK SEWA" (in Spanish). Pueblos América. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "College PADRE DE LAS CASAS" (in Spanish). Pueblos América. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Locality Information". Current data (in Spanish). Microrregiones. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.