Calkiní (
Yucatec Maya
Yucatec Maya ( ; referred to by its speakers as or ) is a Mayan languages, Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, including part of northern Belize. There is also a significant diasporic community of Yucatec Maya speakers in San Fra ...
: "throat of the sun") is one of the 13
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican
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** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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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 at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the
Yucatán Peninsula
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. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of
Calkiní
Calkiní (Yucatec Maya: "throat of the sun") is a city in the Mexico, Mexican mexican state, state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula. It serves as the municipal seat ...
.
Geography
The municipality of Calkiní borders to the west with the
Gulf of Mexico
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; to the north and east with the state of
Yucatán
Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida.
...
; and to the south with the municipality of
Hecelchakán.
It covers 1,966.57 km
2.
Demographics
The 2020 census reported a population of 59,232 persons.
Of these, 15,949 spoke one of several indigenous languages, predominantly
Yucatec Maya
Yucatec Maya ( ; referred to by its speakers as or ) is a Mayan languages, Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, including part of northern Belize. There is also a significant diasporic community of Yucatec Maya speakers in San Fra ...
.
As of 2020, the city of
Calkiní
Calkiní (Yucatec Maya: "throat of the sun") is a city in the Mexico, Mexican mexican state, state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula. It serves as the municipal seat ...
had a population of 14,934.
[ Other than the city of Calkiní, the municipality had 202 localities, the largest of which (with 2020 populations in parentheses) were: ]Dzitbalché
Dzitbalché () is a large town in the extreme northern part of the Mexican state of Campeche. It is located at 20.32°N 90.05°W and serves as the municipal seat for the municipality of the same name. As of 2010, Dzitbalché had a population of ...
(13,208), Bécal (6,801), Nunkiní (6,485), Bacabchén (3,128), classified as urban, and Santa Cruz Pueblo (2,286), San Antonio Sahcabchén (2,280), Tepakán (2,193), Santa Cruz Ex-Hacienda (1,421), and Tankuché (1,228), classified as rural.[
]
Heritage
The Maya
Maya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a p ...
archaeological site of Can-Mayab-Mul is in Nunkiní.
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 Calkiní
Official website
Municipio de Calkiní
from official Campeche state government website
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Municipalities of Campeche