Candelaria (municipality)
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Candelaria is one of the 11 municipalities
that make up the Mexican
state of Campeche
. It is situated at the south of the state, and the municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Candelaria.
The name "Candelaria" is in reference to the Río Candelaria, a river which drains the region.
; to the south with Guatemala
and the state of Tabasco
; to the east with the municipality of Calakmul
, and to the west with the municipality of Carmen
.
It covers a total surface area of 5,518.55 km².
On 25 April 1984, the State Congress
heard a request made by the residents of the region for it to be established as an autonomous municipality. The municipality of Candelaria was created by the Congress on 19 June 1998.
, predominatly Ch'ol and Chontal
.
Population centres in the municipality include:
Other settlements: Miguel Hidalgo, El Naranjo
, Benito Juárez, Miguel Alemán, Monclova, Nuevo Coahuila, Pejelagarto, San Juan Arroyo and Las Golondrinas.
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...
that make up the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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 south of the state, and the municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Candelaria.
The name "Candelaria" is in reference to the Río Candelaria, a river which drains the region.
History and geography
The municipality of Candelaria borders to the north with the municipality of EscárcegaEscárcega
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....
; to the south with Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
and the state of Tabasco
Tabasco
Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....
; to the east with the municipality of Calakmul
Calakmul (municipality)
Calakmul is a municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, situated in the central part of the Yucatán Peninsula.-History and geography:The municipality of Calakmul borders to the east with Quintana Roo Calakmul is a municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, situated in the central part of...
, and to the west with the municipality of Carmen
Carmen (municipality)
Carmen is one of the 11 municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the south-west of the state, on and around the Laguna de Términos...
.
It covers a total surface area of 5,518.55 km².
On 25 April 1984, the State Congress
Congress of Campeche
The Congress of Campeche is the state legislature of Campeche, a state of Mexico. The Congress is unicameral....
heard a request made by the residents of the region for it to be established as an autonomous municipality. The municipality of Candelaria was created by the Congress on 19 June 1998.
Demographics
The 2005 census reported a population of 49,850 persons. Of these, 2,091 spoke an indigenous languageLanguages of Mexico
The government of Mexico recognizes 68 distinct indigenous Amerindian languages as national languages in addition to Spanish. According to the Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples and National Institute of Indigenous Languages [INALI], while 10-14% of the population identifies as...
, predominatly Ch'ol and Chontal
Chontal
The Chontal Maya are an indigenous people of the Mexican state of Tabasco. "Chontal", from the Nahuatl word for chontalli, which means "foreigner", has been applied to various ethnic groups in Mexico...
.
Population centres in the municipality include:
- Candelaria, the municipal seat
Other settlements: Miguel Hidalgo, El Naranjo
El Naranjo
El Naranjo is a town and municipality in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.-References:...
, Benito Juárez, Miguel Alemán, Monclova, Nuevo Coahuila, Pejelagarto, San Juan Arroyo and Las Golondrinas.
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Candelaria Municipal website
- Municipio de Candelaria from Campeche state government website