Palizada () is one of the 11
municipalities
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that make up the
Mexican state
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Campeche
Campeche (; yua, Kaampech ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by ...
. 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.
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History and geography
The municipality of Palizada borders to the west with the state of Tabasco
Tabasco (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa.
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and to the east with the neighbouring Campeche municipality of Carmen
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. It covers a total surface area of 2,071.70km².
Demographics
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,352.[ Other than the town of Palizada, the municipality had 256 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.][
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References
Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Ayuntamiento de Palizada
Official website
Municipio de Palizada
from official Campeche state government website
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Municipalities of Campeche