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- Campeche is the name of both a state in Mexico and its capital city. This article is about the state. For the city,
see: Campeche, Campeche.
The State of Campeche was long a part of Yucatán and shared its history
through the mid 19th century. Campeche broke away from Yucatán and became a
separate state of the United Mexican States on August 7, 1857.
Campeche is bordered by the Mexican states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west. To the
south it is bordered by the Petén department of Guatemala, to the south east by Belize, and to the west by the Gulf of Mexico. The area of Campeche is 56,798 km² (about 21,924 square
miles).
In addition to the city of Campeche, the state of
Campeche includes the cities of Champotón, Ciudad del Carmen, and Escárcega, the towns of
Bolonchén, Calkiní, Dzitbalché, Hecelchakán, Hopelchén, Lerma, Tenabo, and Sabancuy, and many ruins of the Maya civilization such as
Becán, Calakmul, Silvituc, Dzibilnocac, Etzná, Hochob, Holactún, Rio Bec, Uxul, Xicalango, Xpuhil, and Xtampak.
Municipalities
See: Municipalities of Campeche
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