Calakmul, Campeche
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For the archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, see Calakmul.
Calakmul is a municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, situated in the central part of the Yucatán Peninsula.
The municipality (municipio) of Calakmul was created on 31 December 1996. It borders to the east with Quintana Roo and Belize, to the south with Guatemala, and to the north and west with other municipalities in the state. It covers 13,839 km², accounting for 24.34% of the state's total surface area, and is the 11th-largest municipality in area in Mexico.
The 2005 census reported a population of 23,814 persons. The municipal seat is the town of Xpujil, a small settlement of 3,222 inhabitants located on Federal Highway 186 as it crosses the base of the peninsula from Escárcega, Campeche, to Chetumal, Quintana Roo.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- The largest and smallest municipalities in land area Instituto Nacional Para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal
[edit] External links
- Calakmul municipal government website(Spanish)
- Campeche state government site, entry for Calakmul municipality (Spanish)
