Palizada () is a city in the
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Campeche
Campeche, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the sta ...
. It is situated in the south-west of the state. It is the municipal seat for the
Palizada Municipality
Palizada () 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 w ...
.
As of 2010, the Palizada had a population of 3,089.
Palizada is on the
Palizada River, a
distributary
A distributary, or a distributary channel is a stream channel that branches off and flows a main stream channel. It is the opposite of a ''tributary'', a stream that flows another stream or river. Distributaries are a result of river bifurc ...
of the
Usumacinta which empties into
Laguna de Términos
Laguna de Términos is the largest tidal lagoon by volume located entirely on the Gulf of Mexico, as well as one of the most biodiverse. Exchanging water with several rivers and lagoons, the Laguna is part of the most important hydrographic rive ...
.
Palizada was named a "
Pueblo Mágico" in 2010.
References
Palizada''Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México'' (
INAFED
The Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (''National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development'', better known by the acronym INAFED) is a decentralised agency of the Mexican federal government. It has respon ...
)
Ayuntamiento de PalizadaMunicipal website
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Municipality seats in Campeche
Populated places in Campeche
Pueblos Mágicos