Carmen (municipality)

Infobox Settlement
name = Carmen
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settlement_type = Municipality
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Mexico
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Campeche




map_caption = Location of Carmen
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population_as_of=2005
population_total=199988
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population_density_km2=auto
area_total_km2= 9720.09
leader_title = Municipal president
leader_name = José Ignacio Seara Sierra (2006-09)
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subdivision_type2 = Municipal seat
subdivision_name2 = Ciudad del Carmen
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blank_name = Created
blank_info = 1916
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timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
latd =18.63 | latm =0 | lats = | latNS =N
longd = 91.83 | longm=0 | longs= | longEW =W
website= [http://www.carmen.gob.mx/ www.carmen.gob.mx/]
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Carmen is one of the 11 municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the south-west of the state, on and around the Laguna de Términos. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is Ciudad del Carmen.

The name "Carmen" is in honour of 16 July, the feast of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, after the date in 1717 when Spanish colonial authorities finally expelled the pirates from the island now known as Isla del Carmen.

History and geography

The municipality of Carmen borders to the north with the Gulf of Mexico; to the west with the municipality of Palizada; and to the east with the municipalities of Champotón, Escárcega and Candelaria. It covers a total surface area of 9,720.09 km².

Demographics

The 2005 census reported a population of 199,988 persons. Of these, 4,151 spoke one of 25 indigenous languages used in the municipality, predominatly Ch'ol and Yucatec Maya.

Population centres in the municipality include:
*Ciudad del Carmen, the municipal seat

References

* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/campeche/Mpios/04003a.htm Carmen ] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

* [http://www.carmen.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Carmen] Official website es icon
* [http://www.campeche.gob.mx/Campeche/Municipios/Carmen.php Municipio de Carmen] from official Campeche state government website es icon