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Palizada Municipality

Coordinates: 18.25°0′N 92.1°0′W / 18.250°N 92.100°W / 18.250; -92.100
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Palizada
Coat of arms of Palizada
Location of Palizada in Campeche
Location of Palizada in Campeche
Palizada is located in Mexico
Palizada
Palizada
Coordinates: 18.25°0′N 92.1°0′W / 18.250°N 92.100°W / 18.250; -92.100
Country Mexico
StateCampeche
Municipal seatPalizada
Government
 • Municipal president(2006-09)
Area
 • Total2,143.28 km2 (827.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total8,971
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Created1 January 1916
Websitewww.palizada.gob.mx/

Palizada (Spanish ) is one of the 11 municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated in the far south-west corner of the state. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Palizada. As of 2010, the population was 8,352.[1]

History and geography

The municipality of Palizada borders to the west with the state of Tabasco and to the east with the neighbouring Campeche municipality of Carmen. It covers a total surface area of 2,071.70km².

Demographics

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,352.[1]

As of 2010, the town of Palizada had a population of 3,089.[1] Other than the town of Palizada, the municipality had 256 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Palizada". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.