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Palizada Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Palizada (Spanish: [paliˈsaða] ) is one of the 13 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]

Country Mexico
Created1 January 1916
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Palizada
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Location of Palizada in Campeche
Location of Palizada in Campeche
Palizada is located in Mexico
Palizada
Palizada
Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 18.25°0′N 92.1°0′W
Country Mexico
StateCampeche
Municipal seatPalizada
Government
  Municipal president(2006-09)
Area
  Total
2,143.28 km2 (827.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
8,971
  Density4.186/km2 (10.84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Created1 January 1916
Websitewww.palizada.gob.mx/
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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 2,071.70 km2.

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]

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