Calkiní is one of the 11 municipalities

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 in the Mexican

Mexico

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 state of Campeche

Campeche

Campeche is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in Southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west...

. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula

Yucatán Peninsula

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. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Calkiní

Calkiní

Calkiní is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula...

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History and geography

The municipality of Calkiní borders to the west with the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

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; to the north and east with the state of Yucatán

Yucatán

Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....

; and to the south with the municipality of Hecelchakán

Hecelchakán

Hecelchakán is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. The city is located some 70 km to the north of the state capital Campeche. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The city had a 2005 census population of 9,974, while the municipality had a population of 26,973...

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It covers 1,966.57 km².

Demographics

The 2010 census reported a population of 52,890 persons. Of these, 26,127 spoke one of several indigenous languages, predominantly Yucatec Maya.

Population centres in the municipality include:

• Calkiní
  Calkiní
  Calkiní is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula...
  
  , the municipal seat
• Bécal  (6,383 inhabitants)
• Dzitbalché
  Dzitbalché
  Dzitbalché is a large town in the extreme northern part of the Mexican state of Campeche. It is located at 20.32°N 90.05°W, within the municipality of Calkiní...
  
   (9,147)
• Nunkiní (8,033)

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Calkiní Official website
• Municipio de Calkiní from official Campeche state government website