Escárcega
Encyclopedia
Escárcega is a small city in the Mexican
state of Campeche
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located at 18.62°N 90.74°W in the central part of the state. The population of the city at the 2005 census was 27,214 people, the fourth-largest community in the state.
The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name
, which includes the city and its hinterland. In 2005 the population of Escárcega municipality was 50,106. Its area is 4,569.64 km² (1,764.35 sq mi), which includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is called División del Norte.
Escárcega is at the junction of Mexican Federal Highways 251 and 186
, and is crossed by the railway that runs from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, to Campeche, Campeche. It is a new city that grew up in the 20th century with the arrival of the railways and roads. It is named after Francisco Escárcega, a native of Tlaxcala who fought in the Mexican Revolution
and oversaw the construction of much of the rail network in the country's southeast.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Campeche
Campeche
Campeche is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in Southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west...
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located at 18.62°N 90.74°W in the central part of the state. The population of the city at the 2005 census was 27,214 people, the fourth-largest community in the state.
The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name
Escárcega (municipality)
Escárcega is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Escárcega.-History and geography:The municipality of Escárcega borders to the north with the municipality of Champotón,...
, which includes the city and its hinterland. In 2005 the population of Escárcega municipality was 50,106. Its area is 4,569.64 km² (1,764.35 sq mi), which includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is called División del Norte.
Escárcega is at the junction of Mexican Federal Highways 251 and 186
Mexican Federal Highway
Mexican Federal Highways, are roads maintained and built by the federal government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation ....
, and is crossed by the railway that runs from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, to Campeche, Campeche. It is a new city that grew up in the 20th century with the arrival of the railways and roads. It is named after Francisco Escárcega, a native of Tlaxcala who fought in the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
and oversaw the construction of much of the rail network in the country's southeast.