Campeche is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. This article is about the state. For the city, see: Campeche.

ESTADO DE CAMPECHE Other Mexican States Capital Campeche Other major cities Cd. del Carmen, Esc�rcega List of municipalities Area 50,812 km� Ranked 18th Population (2000 census) 689,700 Ranked 30th Governor (2003-09) Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez (PRI/PVEM) Federal Deputies (2) PRI/PVEM =1 PAN = 1 Federal Senators PRI = 2 PAN = 1 ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. MX-CAM Camp.

The State of Campeche was long a part of Yucat�n and shared its history through the mid 19th century. Campeche broke away from Yucat�n and became a separate state of the United Mexican States on August 7, 1857.

Campeche is bordered by the Mexican states of Yucat�n to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west. To the south it is bordered by the Pet�n 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 Champot�n, Ciudad del Carmen, and Esc�rcega, the towns of Bolonch�n, Calkin�, Dzitbalch�, Hecelchak�n, Hopelch�n, Lerma, Tenabo, and Sabancuy, and many ruins of the Maya civilization such as Bec�n, Calakmul, Silvituc, Dzibilnocac, Etzn�, Hochob, Holact�n, Rio Bec, Uxul, Xicalango, Xpuhil, and Xtampak.

Municipalities

See: Municipalities of Campeche

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