Palizada (Spanish: [paliˈsaða] (listen)) 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.[1]

Palizada
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Palizada in Campeche
Palizada
Coordinates: 18.25°0′N 92.1°0′W
Country	Mexico
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	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Created	1 January 1916
Website	www.palizada.gob.mx/

History and geography

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.

Demographics

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,352.[1]

As of 2010, the town of Palizada had a population of 3,089.[1] Other than the town of Palizada, the municipality had 256 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Palizada Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Palizada Official website (in Spanish)
• Municipio de Palizada from official Campeche state government website (in Spanish)

На других языках

[ru] Палисада (муниципалитет)