Calakmul (municipality)
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| Calakmul | |
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| Country | Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Municipal seat | Xpujil |
| Government | |
| - Municipal president | Luis A. González Caamal (2006–09) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 13,839.11 km² (5,343.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 23,814 |
| - Density | 1.7/km² (4.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Created | 31 December 1996 |
| Website: www.calakmul.gob.mx | |
Calakmul is a municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, situated in the central part of the Yucatán Peninsula.
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[edit] History and geography
The municipality (municipio) of Calakmul borders to the east with Quintana Roo (municpalities of José María Morelos and Othón P. Blanco) and Belize; to the south with Guatemala; and to the north and west with other municipalities in Campeche (Candelaria, Champotón, Escárcega and Hopelchén). It covers 13,839.11 km² (5,343.31 sq mi), accounting for 24.34% of the state's total surface area, and is the 10th-largest municipality in area in the country.
The municipality was created on 31 December 1996, from part of the territory of Champotón. On 19 June 1998, the State Congress enacted legislation creating the new municipality of Candelaria as of 1 July of that year, with which Calakmul lost 24% of its population and a portion of its territory.
[edit] Demographics
The 2005 census reported a population of 23,814 persons, of whom 6,566 speak an indigenous language. The languages spoken in Calakmul include Yucatec Maya, Ch'ol, Chontal, Tzotzil, and others. 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.
Population centres in the municipality include:
- Xpujil, with 3,222 inhabitants, the municipal seat
- Zoh-Laguna (1,021)
- Constitución (1,016)
[edit] Heritage
Maya archaeological sites in the municipality include: Calakmul, Becán, Chicanna, El Hormiguero, Río Bec and Xpuhil. The Calakmul Biosphere Reserve also covers much of its southern portion.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Calakmul Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento de Calakmul Official website (Spanish)
- Municipio de Calakmul from official Campeche state government website (Spanish)
