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Municipalities of Campeche

Map of Mexico with Campeche highlighted
Map of Mexico with Campeche highlighted

Campeche is a state on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico that is divided into thirteen municipalities.[1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, Campeche is the third least populous state with 928,363 inhabitants and the 17th largest by land area spanning 57,693.59 square kilometres (22,275.62 sq mi).[1][2]

Municipalities in Campeche are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population in Campeche is the state capital Campeche, with 294,077 residents, while the smallest municipality by population is Palizada with 8,683 residents.[1] The largest municipality by area is Calakmul, which spans 14,031.51 km2 (5,417.60 sq mi), while Tenabo is the smallest at 1,061.63 km2 (409.90 sq mi).[2] The first municipalities to incorporate were Campeche, Carmen, and Hecelchakán on April 6, 1825,[6] and the newest municipalities are Dzitbalché and Seybaplaya, which incorporated January 1, 2021.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Landarea was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, Article 115 (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-9264015326.
  5. ^ a b Usa, Ibp (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. International Business Publications, USA. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Incorporationdate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Decreto Número 45" (PDF). Periódico Oficial del Estado de Campeche, Segunda Sección (in Spanish). 26 April 2019. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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