San Francisco de Campeche
Also known as Campeche
capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche
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San Francisco de Campeche is the capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche, located on the Yucatan Peninsula. It is historically significant as a colonial port city with well-preserved architecture that reflects its importance in Mexico's past.
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- Locality
- Campeche
- Region
- Campeche
- Country
- México
- Population
- 220,389
- Timezone
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San Francisco de Campeche ( pronounced [saɱ fɾanˈsisko ðe kamˈpetʃe]; Yucatec Maya: Ahk'ìin Pech, pronounced [aχkʼiːn˥˧ pʰetʃ]), 19th c., also known simply as Campeche, is a city in Campeche Municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, on the shore of the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. Both the seat of the municipality and the state's capital, the city had a population of 220,389 in the 2010 census, while the municipality had a population of 259,005.
The city was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the pre-existing Maya city of Can Pech. Little trace remains of the Pre-Columbian city.
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