Dzitbalché Municipality
Dzitbalché | |
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Cultural house, library and church on Dzitbalché's town square | |
Location of the municipality within Campeche | |
| Coordinates: 20°19′15″N 90°03′25″W / 20.32083°N 90.05694°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Incorporated | 1 January 2021 |
| Seat | Dzitbalché |
| Government | |
| • President | José Carlos Sánchez Flores |
| Area | |
• Total | 366.79 km2 (141.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
• Total | 14,387 |
• Estimate (2017) | 16,124 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 11,686 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal codes | 24920, 24925 |
| Area code | 996 |
Dzitbalché (from Yucatec Maya jun tsʼíit báalcheʼ, "a stick or large stem of balché") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, located 73 kilometres (45 mi) northeast of the state capital of Campeche City. Its creation from the municipality of Calkiní was approved in 2019 and went into force on 1 January 2021.