Campeche

This article is about the Mexican state. For that state's capital city, see Campeche (city). For other uses, see Campeche (disambiguation).

Campeche
State
Free and Sovereign State of Campeche
Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche (Spanish)
Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Kaampech (Yucatec Maya)
Coat of arms of Campeche
Coat of arms
Anthem: Himno Campechano
Coordinates: 19°0′N 90°24′W / 19.000°N 90.400°W / 19.000; -90.400
CountryMexico
Capital
and largest city		San Francisco de Campeche
Municipalities13
AdmissionApril 29, 1863[1]
Order25th[a]
Government
 • Governor Layda Elena Sansores
 • Senators[2] Arturo del Carmen Moo Cahuich
Cecilia Margarita Sánchez García
Rocío Adriana Abreu Artiñano
 • Deputies[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
57,507 km2 (22,204 sq mi)
 Ranked 17th
Highest elevation
[5]
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total
928,363
 • Rank30th
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
  • Rank29th
DemonymCampechano (a)
GDP
[7]
 • TotalMXN 521 billion
(US$25.9 billion) (2022)
 • Per capita(US$27,562) (2022)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
Postal code
24
Area code
ISO 3166 codeMX-CAM
HDIIncrease 0.771 high Ranked 21st of 32
WebsiteOfficial website
^ a. Separated from Yucatán on May 3, 1858, was federal territory from 1858 to 1863.

Campeche (Spanish pronunciation: [kamˈpetʃe] ⓘ; Yucatec Maya: Kaampech [ˈkàːmpetʃ]), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the southwest, Yucatán to the northeast, Quintana Roo to the east, by the Petén department of Guatemala to the south, and by the Orange Walk District of Belize to the southeast. It has a coastline to the west with the Gulf of Mexico. The state capital, also called Campeche, was declared a World Heritage Site in 1997. The formation of the state began with the city, which was founded in 1540 as the Spanish began the conquest of the Yucatán Peninsula. The city was a rich and important port during the colonial period, but declined after Mexico's independence. Campeche was part of the province of Yucatán, but split off in the mid-19th century, mostly due to political friction with the city of Mérida. Much of the state's recent economic revival is due to the discovery of petroleum offshore in the 1970s, which has made the coastal cities of Campeche and Ciudad del Carmen important economic centers. The state has important Mayan and colonial sites; however, these are not as well-known or visited as much as others in the Yucatán.

The state's executive power rests in the governor of Campeche and the legislative power rests in the Congress of Campeche, which is a unicameral legislature composed of 35 deputies.


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  1. ^ "SEP". sepdf.gob.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "Senadores por Campeche LXI Legislatura". Senado de la Republica. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "Grupos Prlamentarios". diputados.gob.mx. Camara de Diputados LXIII Legislatura. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Resumen". cuentame.inegi.gob.mx. Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Relieve". cuentame.inegi.gob.mx. Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  6. ^ "México en cifras". cuentame.inegi.gob.mx. January 2016. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023" (PDF). banamex.com (in Spanish). June 13, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.