Balancán de Domínguez
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Coordinates: 17 ° 48 ′ N , 91 ° 32 ′ W Balancán de Domínguez on the map of Tabasco
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Tabasco | |
| Municipio | Balancán | |
| Residents | 13,030 (2010) | |
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| height | 20 m | |
| Post Code | 86930 | |
| prefix | 934 | |
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Balancán de Domínguez (short Balancán ) is a city with about 14,000 inhabitants in the southeast of the Mexican state Tabasco . It is the administrative seat (cabecera) of the Municipio Balancán .
location
The small town of Balancán is located on a loop of the Río Usumacinta approx. 190 km (driving distance) east of the large city of Villahermosa at a height of approx. 20 m . The climate is humid and humid; Rain (approx. 2125 mm / year) falls mainly in the summer months.
population
| year | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| Residents | 11,024 | 12,485 | 13,030 |
The population is originally of Maya origin. On the other hand, many new settlers from other regions of Mexico immigrated in the last decades of the 20th century. Colloquial languages are mainly Nahuatl , Maya and Spanish .
economy
The region around Balancán is largely agricultural; Corn , sugar cane and beans are grown . Livestock breeding also plays an important role.
history
Before the conquest , only members of different Maya tribes lived in the area around today's city. In 1630 a group of Chol -Maya from Palenque came here and founded what is now the eponymous district. The present city was not built until the first half of the 19th century, but only grew to a certain size after the construction of a street in the 1930s and 1940s, which was made easier by immigration.
Attractions
- The streets in the center are mostly laid out at right angles; at the central Plaza Mayor are the church and town hall.
- Some streets in the center are still of single-storey windowless houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. Century lined.
- The two-tower Iglesia de San Marcos , a single-nave building from the mid-20th century, is dedicated to the evangelist Mark .
- The Museo Arqueológico José Gómez Panaco houses several Mayan steles from Moral Reforma and Santa Elena ; there are also small sculptures and ceramics.
- Lago El Popalillo , located about 1 km south of the town center, is a popular destination.
Web links
- Municipio Balancán - Photos + Info (Spanish)