Hecelchakán Municipality
Hecelchakán | |
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Location of the municipality within Campeche | |
| Coordinates: 20°10′0″N 90°8′0″W / 20.16667°N 90.13333°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Municipal seat | Hecelchakán |
| Settled | 1500s |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,294.85 km2 (499.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 31,230 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | www |
Hecelchakán (Spanish pronunciation: [xeseltʃaˈkan]) is one of the 13 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Hecelchakán.
The municipality had a 2005 census population of 28,306, with 10,285 in the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of 1,331.99 km² (514.284 sq mi) and includes numerous smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is the town of Pomuch.
The name comes from the Yucatec Maya words jeʼelel (rest) and chakʼan (savanna).