Champotón, Campeche

Champotón
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Aerial panoramic
Champotón
Coordinates: 19°21′N 90°43′W / 19.35°N 90.717°W / 19.35; -90.717Coordinates: 19°21′N 90°43′W / 19.35°N 90.717°W / 19.35; -90.717
Country	Mexico
State	Campeche
Municipality	Champotón
City Founded	1538
Government
– Mayor	Xicoténcatl González Hernández (PRI)
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population (2005)
– Total	27,235
– Demonym	Champotonero
Time zone	Central Standard Time
– Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC)
Area code(s)	982
Website	http://www.champoton.gob.mx/

Champotón is a small city in Champotón Municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at 19°21′N 90°43′W / 19.35°N 90.72°W / 19.35; -90.72, about 60 km south of the city of Campeche where the small Champotón river meets the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. At the 2005 census it had a population of 27,235, the third-largest community in the state (behind Campeche and Ciudad del Carmen, and just barely ahead of Escárcega).

Champotón, historically also called Chakanputun and Chanputun, was a city of the Maya civilization dating back to at least the 10th century before it was conquered by Spain in the 16th century. There the famous battle "Mala Pelea" occurred. In the first Spanish exploration (1517) they were defeated by the mayas.

Photo gallery

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  Champotón River

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  Chenkán Beach

References

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

External links

• Municipio de Champotón Official website
• Información, fotos, vídeos y gente de Champotón