Escárcega
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Municipality | Escárcega |
| Ejido | 5 July 1939 |
| Town status | 1956 |
| City status | 19 July 1990 |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 27,214 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | 24350 |
| Area code(s) | 982 |
Escárcega is a small city in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at in the central part of the state. The population of the city at the 2005 census was 27,214 people, the fourth-largest community in the state.
The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name, which includes the city and its hinterland. In 2005 the population of Escárcega municipality was 50,106. Its area is 4,569.64 km² (1,764.35 sq mi), which includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is called División del Norte.
Escárcega is at the junction of Mexican Federal Highways 251 and 186, and is crossed by the railway that runs from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, to Campeche, Campeche. It is a new city that grew up in the 20th century with the arrival of the railways and roads. It is named after Francisco Escárcega, a native of Tlaxcala who fought in the Mexican Revolution and oversaw the construction of much of the rail network in the country's southeast.
As a nondescript small city with little of interest to travelers, Escárcega was featured in fifth position on the 2002 Lonely Planet Guide to Mexico's "worst of Mexico" list.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Campeche Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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