Hecelchakán Municipality

Hecelchakán
—  Municipality  —
Hecelchakán municipality within Campeche

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Hecelchakán
Coordinates:
Country Mexico
State Campeche
Municipal seat Hecelchakán
Settled 1500s
Area
 • Total 1,331.99 km2 (514.3 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 26,973
Time zone CST
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC)

Hecelchakán is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Hecelchakán.

The municipality had a 2005 census population of 26,973, with 9,974 in the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of 1,331.99 km² (514.284 sq mi) and includes numerous smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is the town of Pomuch.

The name comes from the Maya words helel (savanna) and chakan (rest).

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Location

Hecelchakán borders to the north with the municipality of Calkiní, to the south with Tenabo, to the east with the state of Yucatán and the municipality of Hopelchén, and to the west with the Gulf of Mexico, with 24 km of shoreline.

It is at an average altitude of 10 m above sea level.

History

On 7 December 1915, when decree no. 51 approved a new law of interior administration, Hecelchakán became one of the eight free municipalities of the new state of Campeche. That law came into effect on 1 January 1916.

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