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Campeche is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. This article is about the state. For the city, see: Campeche.
The State of Campeche was long a part of Yucat n and shared its history through the mid 19th century. Campeche broke away from Yucat n and became a separate state of the United Mexican States on August 7, 1857.
Campeche is bordered by the Mexican states of Yucat n to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west. To the south it is bordered by the Pet n department of Guatemala, to the south east by Belize, and to the west by the Gulf of Mexico. The area of Campeche is 56,798 km (about 21,924 square miles).
In addition to the city of Campeche, the State of Campeche includes the cities of Champot n, Ciudad del Carmen, and Esc rcega, the towns of Bolonch n, Calkin , Dzitbalch , Hecelchak n, Hopelch n, Lerma, Tenabo, and Sabancuy, and many ruins of the Maya civilization such as Bec n, Calakmul, Silvituc, Dzibilnocac, Etzn , Hochob, Holact n, Rio Bec, Uxul, Xicalango, Xpuhil, and Xtampak.
Municipalities
See: Municipalities of Campeche
Campeche
Map from the 1910s
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