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Encyclopedia > Campeche, Mexico

Estado de Campeche
Location
Statistics
Capital Campeche
Area 50,812 km²
Ranked 18th
Population
(2000 census)
689,700
Ranked 30th
Governor
(2003-2009)
Jorge Hurtado Valdez (PRI)
Federal Deputies PRI/PVEM:1
PAN:1
Federal Senators PRI:2
PAN:1
ISO 3166-2
Postal Abbr.
MX-CAM
Camp.

The State of Campeche was long a part of Yucatán and shared its history through the mid 19th century. Campeche broke away from Yucatán and became a separate state of the United Mexican States on August 7, 1857. Template:PD-Release Taken from the government of the state of Campeche site. ... Mexico map showing state of Campeche; from de wikipedia This image is assumed to be in the Public Domain by analogy with Image:Tamaulipas in Mexiko. ... View of Campeche, showing Cathedral and part of old city fortifications Campeche is a city of Mexico located at 19°85′ N 90°53′ W, on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Political division of Mexico The following table presents a listing of Mexicos 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state), ranked in order of their surface area. ... Political division of Mexico The following table presents a listing of Mexicos 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state), ranked in order of their total population (per year 2000 census data from INEGI). ... The United Mexican States ( Mexico) is a federal republic comprising 31 states and one federal district (the Mexican Federal District, or Distrito Federal). ... The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Mexicos bicameral legislature, the Congress of the Union. ... The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the country – under a succession of names – for more than 70 years. ... The Green Ecological Party of Mexico (Spanish: Partido Verde Ecologista de México, known by the abbreviation PVEM) is one of the six political parties to enjoy representation in the Mexican Congress. ... The National Action Party (Spanish: Partido Acción Nacional), known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative party and one of the three main political parties in Mexico. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Yucatán is the name of one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


Campeche is bordered by the Mexican states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west. To the south it is bordered by the Petén department of Guatemala and to the west by the Gulf of Mexico. The area of Campeche is 56,798 km² (about 21,924 square miles). Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. ... This article refers to Tabasco state; for the condiment see Tabasco sauce Other Mexican States Capital Villahermosa Other major cities List of municipalities Area 25,267 km² Ranked 24th Population (2000 census) 1,889,370 Ranked 20th Governor (2001-07) Manuel Andrade Díaz (PRI) Federal Deputies (6) PRI = 6... El Petén El Petén is a department of the nation of Guatemala. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ...


In addition to the city of Campeche, the state of Campeche includes the cities of Champotón, Ciudad del Carmen, and Escárcega, the towns of Bolonchén, Calkiní, Dzitbalché, Hecelchakán, Hopelchén, Lerma, Tenabo, and Sabancuy, and many ruins of the Maya civilization such as Becán, Calakmul, Silvituc, Dzibilnocac, Etzná, Hochob, Holactún, Rio Bec, Uxul, Xicalango, Xpuhil, and Xtampak. View of Campeche, showing Cathedral and part of old city fortifications Campeche is a city of Mexico located at 19°85′ N 90°53′ W, on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Champotón is a small city in the state of Campeche, Mexico, located at 19. ... Ciudad del Carmen is a city in the south west of the state of Campeche, Mexico. ... Escárcega is a small city in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at 18°62′ N 90°74′ W. The population of the city in 2003 was about 26,800 people. ... Bolonchen or Bolonchen de Rejón is a town in the state of Campeche, Mexico, about 120 km west from the state capital, Campeche, Campeche. ... Dzitbalché is a large town in the northwest of the Mexican state of Campeche. ... Becán is the name of an ancient Maya site. ... Calakmul is the name of both a municipality and a major archeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, in the central part of the Yucatán Peninsula. ... Río Bec is a sizable site of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in what is now southern Campeche state, Mexico. ...



Campeche is Spanish for "logwood". Binomial name Haematoxylum campechianum The Logwood tree (Haematoxylum campechianum) was once an important source of red dye. ...


Municipalities

Campeche is subdivied into 11 municipalities (municipios). See municipalities of Campeche. Map of Campeche, from 1917 Hammonds Atlas of the Modern World This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... A municipio (Spanish for municipality) is a second-level political and administrative division in Mexico. ... The Mexican state of Campeche is made up of 11 municipalities Categories: | ...

















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Campeche on Yucatan Today




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CAMPECHE MEXICO HISTORY (374 words)
Campeche is located on the southeast part of the Mexican Republic.
The City of Campeche, which is also a port in the Gulf of Mexico, is the capital of the state.
In Campeche, south of the Puuc hills, a distinctive style exists known as the Rio Bec or Chenes style of Maya architecture.
Campeche Mexico Travel : TravelYucatan.com (1635 words)
It is bounded on the north and northeast by Yucatan, on the east by Quintana Roo and Belize, on the south by Guatemala, on the southwest by Tabasco, and on the west and northwest by the Gulf of Mexico.
Campeche was founded around the third century and used to be the principal town of the Mayan district Ah Kin Pech which means "serpent tick".
Campeche became a lucrative port for the area and once the bulk of precious metals were removed, captured slaves became the chief commodity.
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