Escárcega (municipality)
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| Escárcega | |
| — Municipality — | |
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| Country | Mexico |
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| State | Campeche |
| Municipal seat | Escárcega |
| Government | |
| - Municipal president | Aureliano Quirarte Rodríguez (2006-09) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4,569.64 km² (1,764.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (197 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 50,106 |
| - Density | 11/km² (28.4/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Created | 1 January 1991 |
| Website: www.escarcega.gob.mx | |
Escárcega is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Escárcega.
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[edit] History and geography
The municipality of Escárcega borders to the north with the municipality of Champotón, to the east with the municipality of Calakmul, to the south with the municipality of Candelaria, and to the west with the municipality of Carmen.
It covers 4,569.64 km², accounting for 8.0% of the state's total surface area.
The municipality was created on 1 January 1991. It took its name from its municipal seat, which was in turn named for Tlaxcalan railwayman Francisco Escárcega, who built the Ferrocarril del Sureste that runs from Coatzacoalcos, Ver., to Campeche, Camp.
[edit] Demographics
The 2005 INEGI census reported a population of 50,106. Of these, 2,910 spoke one of 21 indigenous languages, predominatly Ch'ol.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Escárcega Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento de Escárcega Official website (Spanish)
