Hecelchakán is one of the 11 municipalities

Municipalities of Mexico

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 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...

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

.

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).

Location

Hecelchakán borders to the north with the municipality of Calkiní

Calkiní (municipality)

Calkiní is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula...

, to the south with Tenabo

Tenabo (municipality)

Tenabo is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated on the coast in the north of the state...

, to the east with the state of Yucatán

Yucatán

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 and the municipality of Hopelchén

Hopelchén (municipality)

Hopelchén is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated inland in the north of the state...

, and to the west with the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

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, 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.

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Hecelchakán Official website