Palizada | ||
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![]() Location of Palizada in Campeche |
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Location of Palizada in Campeche | ||
Coordinates: 18.63°0′N 91.83°0′W / 18.630°N 91.830°WCoordinates: 18.63°0′N 91.83°0′W / 18.630°N 91.830°W | ||
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State | Campeche | |
Municipal seat | Palizada | |
Government | ||
• Municipal president | (2006-09) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 2,143.28 km2 (827.53 sq mi) | |
Population (2015) | ||
• Total | 8,971 | |
• Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
Created | 1 January 1916 | |
Website | www.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.
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.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,352.
As of 2010, the town of Palizada had a population of 3,089. Other than the town of Palizada, the municipality had 256 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.