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{{short description|State of Mexico}}
{{about|the Mexican state|that state's capital city|Campeche (city)|other uses|Campeche (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Campeche
| official_name      = {{raise|0.2em|Free and Sovereign State of Campeche}}<br />{{nobold|''Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche'' {{small|([[Mexican Spanish|Spanish]])}}}}<br />{{nobold|''Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Kaampech'' {{small|([[Yucatec Maya language|Yucatec Maya]])}}}}
| native_name_lang   = es
| settlement_type    = [[States of Mexico|State]]
| image_skyline      = Calakmul bio reserve.jpg
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| image_caption      = [[Calakmul Biosphere Reserve]]
| image_flag         = <!--According to the Constitution of Campeche, the state shall not recognize a state flag-->
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| image_shield       = Coat of arms of Campeche.svg
| shield_size        = 70px
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| nickname           = <!-- NO -->
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| anthem             = Himno Campechano
| image_map          = {{switcher | [[File:Campeche in Mexico.svg|frameless]] | Location in Mexico | [[File:Campeche state and its neighbors, with new border.svg|frameless]] | Campeche and its neighbors{{efn | {{hlist | [[Yucatán]] | [[Quintana Roo]] | [[Tabasco]] | In [[Guatemala]]: | [[Petén (department)|Petén]] | In [[Belize]] | [[Orange Walk District|Orange Walk]] }} }} }}
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| coordinates        = {{coord|19|0|N|90|24|W|region:MX-CAM_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = Mexico
| subdivision_type1  = [[Capital city|Capital]]<br>{{nobold|and [[List of cities in Mexico|largest city]]}}
| subdivision_name1  = [[Campeche (city)|San Francisco de Campeche]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Municipalities of Mexico|Municipalities]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Municipalities of Campeche|13]]
| established_title  = [[Sovereign state|Admission]]
| established_date   = April 29, 1863<ref>{{cite news |title=SEP | website= sepdf.gob.mx |url= http://www2.sepdf.gob.mx/efemerides/consulta_efemerides.jsp?dia=29&mes=4 |publisher= |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111026155634/http://www2.sepdf.gob.mx/efemerides/consulta_efemerides.jsp?dia=29&mes=4 |archive-date=October 26, 2011 }}</ref>
| established_title2 = [[Territorial evolution of Mexico|Order]]
| established_date2  = [[Territorial evolution of Mexico|25th]]{{Ref label|engoffbox|a|}}
| founder            = 
| seat_type          = May 3, 1858
| seat               = 
| government_footnotes = 
| leader_party       = 
| leader_title       = [[List of Mexican state governors|Governor]]
| leader_name        = [[File:Morena logo (Mexico).svg|link=Morena (political party)|23px]] [[Layda Elena Sansores]]
| leader_title1      = [[Senate of Mexico|Senators]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senadores por Campeche LXI Legislatura |url=http://www.senado.gob.mx/index.php?ver=int&mn=4&sm=4&id=5 |publisher=Senado de la Republica |access-date=October 20, 2010 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107014413/http://www.senado.gob.mx/index.php?ver=int&mn=4&sm=4&id=5%20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| leader_name1       = {{nowrap|[[File:Morena logo (Mexico).svg|link=Morena (political party)|23px]] [[Arturo del Carmen Moo Cahuich]]<br />[[File:PRI logo (Mexico).svg|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party|23px]] [[Cecilia Margarita Sánchez García]]<br />[[File:Morena logo (Mexico).svg|link=Morena (political party)|23px]] [[Rocío Adriana Abreu Artiñano]]}}
| leader_title2      = [[Chamber of Deputies of Mexico|Deputies]]<ref>{{Cite web |title= Grupos Prlamentarios |url=http://www.diputados.gob.mx/apps/gps_parlam.htm | website= diputados.gob.mx |publisher=Camara de Diputados LXIII Legislatura |access-date=September 16, 2015 |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020231210/http://www.diputados.gob.mx/apps/gps_parlam.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 |1           = {{nowrap|• [[File:Morena logo (Mexico).svg|link=Morena (political party)|23px]] [[José Luis Flores Pacheco]] ([[I Federal Electoral District of Campeche|1st]])}}
 |2           = {{nowrap|• [[File:Morena logo (Mexico).svg|link=Morena (political party)|23px]] [[María Sierra Damián]] ([[II Federal Electoral District of Campeche|2nd]])}}
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| unit_pref          = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Resumen |url=http://cuentame.inegi.gob.mx/monografias/informacion/camp/default.aspx?tema=me&e=04 |website= cuentame.inegi.gob.mx |publisher= Cuentame INEGI |access-date=February 12, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130513124200/http://cuentame.inegi.gob.mx/monografias/informacion/camp/default.aspx?tema=me&e=04 |archive-date=May 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 57507
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| area_note          = [[List of Mexican states by area|Ranked 17th]]
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_max_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Relieve |url=http://cuentame.inegi.gob.mx/monografias/informacion/camp/territorio/relieve.aspx?tema=me&e=04 |publisher=Cuentame INEGI |access-date=October 20, 2010 |website= cuentame.inegi.gob.mx  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110930175927/http://cuentame.inegi.gob.mx/monografias/informacion/camp/territorio/relieve.aspx?tema=me&e=04 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| elevation_max_m    = 390
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="inegi.org.mx">{{Cite web |url= https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/#tabMCcollapse-Indicadores |title=México en cifras |date=January 2016 |website= cuentame.inegi.gob.mx |access-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-date=July 18, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210718104723/https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/#tabMCcollapse-Indicadores |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population_total   = 928,363
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_rank = [[List of Mexican states by population density|29th]]
| population_demonym = Campechano (a)
| population_note    = 
| population_rank    = [[List of Mexican states by population|30th]]
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.banamex.com/sitios/analisis-financiero/pdf/revistas//IRAE/IRAE2023.pdf |title=Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023 |website= banamex.com |language=es |date=June 13, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230617233622/https://www.banamex.com/sitios/analisis-financiero/pdf/revistas//IRAE/IRAE2023.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = MXN 521 billion<br />(US$25.9 billion) (2022)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = (US$27,562) (2022)
| timezone1          = [[Time in Mexico|Central]]
| utc_offset1        = −6
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in Mexico|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 24
| area_code_type     = [[Area code]]
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| iso_code           = MX-CAM
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Human Development Index|HDI]]
| blank_info_sec1    = {{increase}} 0.780 <span style="color:#0c0">high</span> <small>[[List of Mexican states by HDI|Ranked 24th of 32]]</small>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.campeche.gob.mx/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = {{note|engoffbox}}a. Separated from [[Yucatán (state)|Yucatán]] on May 3, 1858, was federal territory from 1858 to 1863.
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'''Campeche''',{{efn|{{IPA|es|kamˈpetʃe|-|Campechepronuciation.ogg}}; {{langx|yua|Kaampech}} {{IPA|myn|ˈkàːmpetʃ|}}}} officially the '''Free and Sovereign State of Campeche''',{{efn|{{langx|es|Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche}}}} is one of the 31 states which, with [[Mexico City]], make up the [[Administrative divisions of Mexico|32 federal entities]] of [[Mexico]]. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of [[Tabasco]] to the southwest, [[Yucatán (state)|Yucatán]] to the northeast, [[Quintana Roo]] to the east, by the [[Petén (department)|Petén]] department of [[Guatemala]] to the south, and by the [[Orange Walk District]] of [[Belize]] to the southeast. It has a coastline to the west with the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The state capital, also called [[Campeche City|Campeche]], was declared a [[World Heritage Site]] in 1997. The formation of the state began with the city, which was founded in 1540 as the Spanish began the conquest of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. The city was a rich and important port during the colonial period, but declined after [[Mexican War of Independence|Mexico's independence]]. Campeche was part of the province of Yucatán, but split off in the mid-19th century, mostly due to political friction with the city of [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]]. Much of the state's recent economic revival is due to the discovery of petroleum offshore in the 1970s, which has made the coastal cities of [[San Francisco de Campeche|Campeche]] and [[Ciudad del Carmen]] important economic centers. The state has important [[Maya civilization|Mayan]] and colonial sites; however, these are not as well-known or visited as much as others in the Yucatán.

The state's executive power rests in the [[governor of Campeche]] and the legislative power rests in the [[Congress of Campeche]], which is a unicameral legislature composed of 35 deputies.

==Etymology==
The name Campeche is derived from [[Can Pech]], the [[Yucatec Maya language|Maya]] name of a chiefdom of the southwestern Yucatán Peninsula that existed at the time of the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. The capital city of the chiefdom of Can Pech was called "Ah-Kin-Pech", where the city of Campeche is now. When the Spanish first arrived to the area in 1517, they called it Lazaro, since "the day of our landing was [[Lazarus of Bethany|St. Lazarus' Sunday]]".<ref name=Diaz>Diaz, B., 1963, The Conquest of New Spain, London: Penguin Books, {{ISBN|0140441239 }}</ref>{{rp|20}} The native name means "place of snakes and ticks".<ref name="alisauriches">{{cite journal |last=Alisau |first=Patricia |date=March 2003 |title=The riches of Campeche |journal=Business Mexico |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=50–53 }}</ref><ref name= "nomenclatura">{{cite web |url=http://www.inafed.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_campeche |title= Nomenclatura |year=2010 |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México- Campeche |publisher=Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal and Secretaría de Gobernación |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Nomenclature |access-date=December 9, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Geography==
Campeche is a relatively flat area of Mexico with {{convert|523|km||abbr=on}} of shoreline on the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref name="actecon">{{cite web |url= http://www.inafed.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_campeche |title=Actividad Económica |year=2010 |work= Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México- Campeche |publisher=Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal and Secretaría de Gobernación |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Economic activity |access-date=December 9, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Most of the surface is of sedimentary rock, much of it of marine origin. The area with the highest elevations is near the borders with Guatemala and Quintana Roo. Notable elevations include Cerro Champerico, Cerro los Chinos, Cerro El Ramonal, Cerro El Doce, and Cerro El Gavilán. However, these hills are separated by large expanses of lower flat land. In the south of the municipality of Champotón begin a series of rolling hills known as the Sierra Alta or Puuc, which extend northeast to [[Bolonchén, Campeche|Bolonchen]] and then into the state of Yucatán. These have only an average altitude of between {{convert|40 and 60|m||spell=in}} with some reaching {{cvt|100|m|}}. Other areas of these rolling hills lie near the city of Campeche, the main ones known as Maxtum, Boxol and El Morro. Another set is called the Sierra Seybaplaya in the center of the state.

Rainforest areas subdivide into a number of types which include perennial tall tree rainforest, semi perennial tall tree rainforest, deciduous medium height tree rainforest, semi-deciduous medium height tree rainforest, deciduous low height tree rainforest and semi-perennial low height tree rainforest. Away from the coast, these rainforests are interspersed with savannah areas and along the coast are accompanied by areas with sand dunes, [[mangrove]] [[wetland]]s and [[estuary|estuaries]]. Species that can be found in the various rainforests include Spanish cedar (''[[Cedrela odorata]]''), oxhorn bucida (''[[Bucida buceras]]''), Campeche logwood (''[[Haematoxylum campechianum]]''), and wild tamarind (''[[Lysiloma latisiliquum]]''). It also includes a number of precious tropical hardwoods such as red cedar (''[[Toona ciliata]]'') Honduran mahogany (''[[Swietenia macrophylla]]''), ziricote (''[[Cordia dodecandra]]'') and Hollywood (''[[Guaiacum sanctum]]''). Along the coastal areas, palms dominate such as the coconut tree (''[[Coconut|Cocos nucifera]]'') and royal palm (''[[Roystonea regia]]''). The main wildlife species in the state are the jaguar, ocelot, puma, deer, [[collared peccary]], raccoon, hare, [[ring-tailed cat]] and [[Yucatan spider monkey]]. There are many bird species including the [[plain chachalaca]], quail, pelican, and toucan. Reptiles include rattlesnakes, coral snakes, boa constrictors, various species of sea and land turtles, iguanas, and crocodiles. While still rich in wildlife, much has been decimated because of agriculture and exploitation of forest resources destroying habitat as well as uncontrolled hunting. Most of the state's aquatic life — including many species of fish, crustaceans, and mollusks — is found in the [[Bay of Campeche]]. Many of these are exploited commercially.

Most of the state's surface freshwater is in the south and southwest, with rivers, small lakes and estuaries. These diminish in the north where rainfall rapidly filtrates into the subsoil. The rivers in the south and southwest belong to various basins, with the largest being the [[Grijalva River|Grijalva]] to which the [[Candelaria River|Candelaria]], Chumpán and Mamantal Rivers belong. The -[[Usumacinta River|Usumacinta]] also flows in the state but it tends to change course frequently and occasionally divides into branches. The east branch of this river is also called the Palizada River, which has the largest volume although it is narrow. The San Pedro River is another branch of the Usumacinta, which passes by [[Jonuta Municipality]] in Tabasco before emptying in the Gulf of Mexico. The Chumpán River is an isolated river formed by the union of various streams. It runs north–south and empties in the Laguna de Terminos. The Candelaria River forms in Petén, Guatemala and runs north–south and empties into the Laguna de Pargos. The Mamantel River empties into the Laguna de Panlau. The Champotón River is in the center of the state and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The rest of the state's streams flow only in the rainy season.

The [[Laguna de Términos]] lagoon is located in the southwest of the state, near the border with [[Tabasco]]. It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico only by the [[Ciudad del Carmen|Isla del Carmen]]. It receives freshwater from most of Campeche's rivers as well as saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico. In these brackish waters have developed a number of aquatic species such as sea bass, small sharks, crabs, oysters, turtles, and storks.<ref name="regionalizacion">{{cite web |url=http://www.inafed.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_campeche |title=Regionalización |year=2010 |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México- Campeche |publisher=Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal and Secretaría de Gobernación |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Regions |access-date=December 9, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The lagoon is ringed by smaller lakes and forms the most important lake-lagoon system in the country. These lakes include Atasta, Pom, Puerto Rico, El Este, Del Vapor, Del Corte, Pargos and Panlau. This system formed about five thousand years ago by the accumulation of sediment carried by surrounding rivers. This system connects to the Sabancuy estuary to the northeast.

Campeche is in the tropics; it has a humid climate, with a defined rainy season, and a relatively dry season from late winter to early spring. Average annual rainfall varies between {{convert|900 and 2000|mm||abbr=on}}. The hottest and most humid areas of the state are along the coast between the Laguna de Términos and the northern border. Average annual temperature is {{convert|26|C|}} with highs up to {{convert|36|C|}} in the summer and lows of {{convert|17|C|}} in the winter. Prevailing winds are from the northwest from November to March, from the north between September and October, from the southeast from June to August and from the south in April and May. In the winter, storms from the north called "nortes" can bring colder dry air from the area of the United States. In the late summer, there are sometimes hurricanes.

The state has a number of ecosystems, from rainforest, to [[savanna]] to coast and sea. Environmentally, the state is divided into four major regions. The coastal region consists of the entire coastline of the state and a strip of shallow water just offshore called the [[Campeche Bank]] with coral reefs and low islands called [[cay]]s. The region has large expanses of mangroves that dominate the swamps. Non-swamp areas are dominated by palm trees. Wildlife is dominated by bird and reptile species such as storks, pelicans, ducks, seagulls, lizards, turtles and water snakes. The mountain region is in the north and east of the state consisting of two chains of low hills called the Dzibalchen and Sierra Alta. It also includes the savannah area and an area called Los Chenes, where natural wells (called ''[[cenote]]s'') are common. This area is noted for its tropical hardwoods and the [[chicle|chicle or gum tree]]. Wildlife includes deer, armadillos, rabbits, quail, and woodpeckers. The rainforest region is located on the center and south of the state with a wide variety of trees including tropical hardwoods such as mahogany. Many of the plants used in the state's cuisine such as ''[[Annatto|achiote]]'' and tropical fruits are from here. The river region is located in the southwest of the state, named after the various rivers that flow here, mostly emptying into the Laguna de Términos. It has the hottest and most humid climate in Campeche with wildlife and vegetation similar to that found in both the Rainforest and Coast regions.<ref name="regionalizacion"/>

===Environment and protected areas===
Campeche has four protected areas: the [[Calakmul Biosphere Reserve]], the [[Laguna de Términos Reserve]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mexico-campeche.com/campeche-flora-fauna/ |title= Campeche Flora & Fauna |access-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220707133735/http://mexico-campeche.com/campeche-flora-fauna/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/es/ris/1333?language=es |title=Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún &#124; Servicio de Información sobre Sitios Ramsar |access-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211021001622/https://rsis.ramsar.org/es/ris/1333?language=es |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve]].<ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41208-019-00166-y |doi=10.1007/s41208-019-00166-y |title=Seagrass and Fish in los Petenes Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico: Spatial and Temporal Biomass Patterns |year=2019 |last1=Rosas-Valdez |first1=A. M. |last2=Ayala-Pérez |first2=L. A. |last3=Figueroa-Torres |first3=M. G. |last4=Roldán-Aragón |first4=I. E. |journal=Thalassas |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=577–586 |bibcode=2019TIJMS..35..577R |s2cid=199473111 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211122815/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41208-019-00166-y |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The Calakmul Reserve was created in 1989 over {{convert|723,185|ha|}}. It consists of Yucatán and Tehuantepec moist forests, containing high and medium growth semi-deciduous forests and seasonally flooded low height semi-deciduous forests. There is also aquatic vegetation.<ref name="parkswatch">{{cite web |url=http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofile.php?l=eng&country=mex&park=ckbr&page=inf&p=mex |title=Calakmul Biosphere Reserve |publisher=Parkswatch |access-date=December 8, 2011 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514104753/http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofile.php?l=eng&country=mex&park=ckbr&page=inf&p=mex |url-status=live }}</ref> The Laguna de Términos Reserve includes the lagoon and the area surrounding it with an area of {{convert|705,017|ha|}}. It was established in 1994.<ref name="lagoonpark">{{cite web |url=http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofile.php?l=spa&country=mex&park=ltpa&page=inf |title=Laguna de Términos Reserve |publisher=Parkswatch |access-date=December 8, 2011 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514155108/http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofile.php?l=spa&country=mex&park=ltpa&page=inf |url-status=live }}</ref> Los Petenes is a natural reserve consisting of isolated pockets of rainforest with mangrove areas in between. The wildlife is dependent on a varied and complex system of fresh and brackish water. The reserve extends over {{convert|382|ha|}} in the [[municipalities of Campeche|municipalities]] of [[Campeche Municipality|Campeche]], [[Tenabo Municipality|Tenabo]], [[Hecelchakán Municipality|Hecelchakán]] and [[Calkiní Municipality|Calkiní]].<ref name="legado">{{cite news |title=Campeche: Legado Maya |first=Alicia |last=Boy |newspaper=El Norte |location=Monterrey, Mexico |date=April 1, 2001 |page=1 |language=es |trans-title=Campeche: Mayan Legacy }}</ref>

==History==
{{see also|Timeline of Campeche, Campeche}}
[[File:Calakmul2.jpg|thumb|left|View of one of the [[Maya architecture|Maya pyramids]] at [[Calakmul]]]]

The first people to dominate the area were the [[Maya peoples|Maya]], who arrived to Campeche from [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]] and [[Chiapas]]. The main Mayan cities in Campeche were [[Edzna|Edzná]], [[Xtampak]], and later [[Calakmul]] and [[Becan|Becán]]. The [[Maya civilization]] reached its height between 600 AD and 900 AD. From 1000 AD on, the Maya cities collapsed and were abandoned for unknown reasons. This led to the establishment of smaller settlements and a mixing of the Maya and [[Chontal Maya|Chontal people]] in the south of the state, which had commercial ties to the central highland cultures of Mexico. From the 11th century to the 16th century, Campeche was divided into smaller dominions.<ref name="enchis">{{cite web |url=http://www.inafed.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_campeche |title=Historia |year=2010 |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México- Campeche |publisher=Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal and Secretaría de Gobernación |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=History |access-date=December 9, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The first Spaniards in the area were [[Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador)|Francisco Hernández de Córdoba]] and Antón de Alaminos in 1517, who landed at a settlement called Can-Pech, part of the Sol Garrapata dominion. He renamed it San Lázaro. He moved onto the territory of Chakanputon (today [[Champotón, Campeche|Champotón]]) where he and his men [[Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador)#Champotón–Potonchán, and the "Coast of the Evil Battle"|were attacked]] by the warriors of this dominion. Hernandez de Cordoba died of his wounds from this battle, prompting the Spanish to call this bay the "Bahía de Mala Pelea" (Bay of the Bad Fight).<ref name="enchis"/> The conquest of Campeche and the rest of the Yucatán Peninsula began in earnest in 1540, under Francisco de Montejos, [[Francisco de Montejo|senior]] and [[Francisco de Montejo (el Mozo)|junior]].<ref name="alisauriches"/><ref name="enchis"/>
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The Spanish introduced sugar cane and other crops in the area, starting in the 1540s, but the main value of the area was the port of Campeche, established in 1540 where the old Maya village used to be.<ref name="alisauriches"/><ref name="comeback">{{cite journal |last=Murphy-Larronde |first=Suzanne |date=May–June 2002 |title=Colonial comeback for Campeche |journal=Américas |volume=54 |issue=3 |pages=6–13 }}</ref> During the colonial era, it was a commercial port equal to [[Havana]] and [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]] even though piracy was a constant threat. It shipped valuable exports such as agricultural goods, tropical hardwoods and [[logwood|dyewood]], then a widely used textile dye in Europe. It also handled gold and silver from other areas in Mexico going to Spain. Imported items to the port included luxury items such as Italian marble and crystal chandeliers from [[Austria]].<ref name="alisauriches"/><ref name="comeback"/> The Spanish built a European-based colonial city here and as it became rich, it was filled with large mansions. However, to survive in the hot and humid environment, the Europeans also adapted a number of Maya products such as hammocks for sleeping and storing drinking water in hollow gourds. They also built with the area's local red cedar, mahogany and "sahcab" a local limestone.<ref name="comeback"/> The shipping in these waters attracted pirates such as [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|John Hawkins]], [[Francis Drake]], [[Diego the Mulatto]], [[Henry Morgan]], [[Cornelis Jol]], [[Bartolomeu Português]], [[Lewis Scot]] and [[Roche Braziliano]].<ref name="alisauriches"/><ref name="fortificada">{{cite web |url=http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/campeche-ciudad-fortificada.html |title=Campeche, ciudad fortificada |first=Carlos |last=Puga Villarino |publisher=Mexico Desconocido magazine |location=Mexico City |language=es |trans-title=Campeche, fortified city |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217055010/http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/campeche-ciudad-fortificada.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of the attacks were at the port of Campeche, but Champontón also suffered significant attacks in 1644 and 1672. Fortification of the city of Campeche began as early as 1610, but these structures were insufficient.<ref name="enchis"/> The worst pirate attack occurred in 1685, when [[Laurens de Graaf]] sacked the city of Campeche and the surrounding [[hacienda]]s for over thirty days, killing about a third of the area's population.<ref name="alisauriches"/><ref name="enchis"/> This prompted far more extensive fortification with numerous forts and a wall around the city that measured {{convert|2560|m|}} in an irregular polygon shape. Most of the forts survived but only {{convert|500|m|}} of the original wall remains.<ref name="fortificada"/> These fortifications cut the threat of pirate attacks but it remained walled until 1890.<ref name="alisauriches"/> Campeche was officially recognized as a city in 1774 (the first in southeast Mexico) and in 1784 was declared a minor port. In 1804, the port was closed due to the war between Spain and England. This caused discontentment in the city and fomented insurgent tendencies.<ref name="enchis"/>

Campeche remained a wealthy and important port until the early 19th century, when a number of events brought on the decline. In 1811, the port of [[Sisal, Yucatán|Sisal]] was opened in what is now the State of Yucatán, taking much of the city's business.<ref name="alisauriches"/> Another issue was that Independence brought the abolition of slavery, cutting agricultural production. The lack of shipping made the city relatively isolated from [[Mexico City]]. From the 19th century until the latter 20th, the state's economy was dependent on agriculture, fishing, logging and salt mining.<ref name="alisauriches"/><ref name="comeback"/>

In September 1821, the city of Campeche proclaimed its adherence to the [[Plan of Iguala]] and the new Independent government of Mexico, forcing out its last Spanish governor a month later. At [[Mexican War of Independence|Independence]], Campeche was one of the two most important cities on the Yucatán Peninsula, along with [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]]. There was political friction between the two. Campeche was the more liberal of the two, and supported the [[1824 Mexican Constitution]] which established the Federal Republic. In 1824, Campeche's representative proposed that the peninsula be divided into two states: Mérida and Campeche but this was not accepted. Political divisions intensified along with the nationwide [[Reform War|struggle between Liberals and Conservatives]].<ref name="enchis"/>

Despite Campeche's and Mérida's differences, both were involved in an insurrection against Mexico City headed by Jerónimo López de Llergo in 1839 with the aim of creating an [[Republic of Yucatán|independent state of Yucatán]]. After initial victories, López de Llergo proclaimed the peninsula independent and in 1841, the Constitution of the Yucatán was promulgated on federalist principles. Yucatán independence did not solve the peninsula's internal political problems. Mérida's trade with Havana continued but Campeche's trade with Mexico City was cut off. Campeche wanted to rejoin Mexico for this reason and [[Andrés Quintana Roo]] tried to work out a settlement between the two cities. Mexican president [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]] then sent an expedition to force the Yucatán back into Mexico. More fighting came with the outbreak of the [[Caste War]], in 1847, an indigenous rebellion that took place in Campeche and the rest of the Yucatán. This and foreign pressure to pay debts forced the Yucatan to formally reintegrate into Mexico in 1849.<ref name="enchis"/>

The [[Mexican Constitution of 1857|Constitution of 1857]] completely broke the schism between Campeche and Mérida with various rebellions breaking out. During one of these 150 men took over one of the main forts of Campeche and demanded a political union consisting of it, Champotón and Isla del Carmen. Other settlements in the west of the peninsula expressed their desire to be partitioned with these areas as a new state. In 1858, representatives from Campeche and Mérida signed an agreement to divide the peninsula, which was ratified to make the division official.<ref name="enchis"/>

During the [[Second French intervention in Mexico|French Intervention in Mexico]], forces under Felipe Navarrete took Campeche and forced the state to rejoin the rest of the Yucatán. In 1864, insurgents defeated the imperial army in [[Hecelchakán]] and in 1867, they retook Campeche to regain the state's independence.<ref name="enchis"/>

During the [[Mexican Revolution]], Manuel Castilla Brito took up arms in Campeche in support of [[Francisco I. Madero]]. However, the insurgents were defeated by General Manuel Rivera, a [[Victoriano Huerta]] supporter in 1913. Forces loyal to [[Venustiano Carranza]] entered Campeche in 1914. Slavery and serfdom was abolished on the haciendas. In 1917, Campeche wrote its current constitution.<ref name="enchis"/>

There was some improvement in the state's economy starting in the 1950s when fishing and timber industries became more developed and there was better communication between the state and Mexico City.<ref name="comeback"/> In 1955, the [[University of Campeche]] was founded and a state system of middle schools was begun.<ref name="enchis"/>
However, Campeche's main economic change come with the discovery of oil off its shores in a shallow water region called the [[Sonda de Campeche]]. This oil was discovered by a fisherman named Rudesindo Cantarell in 1971, who reported an oil slick. In 1975, the first oil platform, called Chac Number One began operations. The first set of offshore platforms were completed by 1979.<ref name="enchis"/> The find has made the state the top producer of petroleum in Mexico, providing 70% of all oil pumped in the country.<ref name="alisauriches"/> The economic boom tripled the population of the city of Campeche in ten years, and nearly doubled that of Ciudad del Carmen, which before was only a small fishing village.<ref name="enfoque">{{cite news |title=Enfoque/ Campeche: Pemex y el carnaval |first=Arturo |last=Cano |newspaper=El Norte |location=Monterrey, Mexico |date=February 25, 1996 |page=12 |language=es |trans-title=Focus/Campeche: Pemez and Carnival }}</ref> However, the production of oil has brought environmental problems to the area, especially fishing yields, as well as internal strife between locals and newcomers.<ref name="carmenconnect">{{cite web |url=http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2841 |title=Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche |first=Linda |last=Watts |publisher=Mexconnect newsletter |date=November 25, 2008 |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018195215/https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2841-ciudad-del-carmen-campeche/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the mid-1980s, about 25,000 Guatemalan refugees had fled into the state to escape [[Guatemalan Civil War|civil war there]].<ref name="enchis"/>

The oil money allowed for the revitalization of the city of Campeche starting in the 1980s. The State Office of Cultural Heritage Sites and Monuments bought abandoned properties to restore them for use as museums, schools, theaters and a library. More than a thousand facades and monuments have been refurbished in the historic center and the oldest residential areas.<ref name="comeback"/>

In the 1990s, a number of textile mills of the "[[maquiladora]]" type were opened in the state. The capital was declared a World Heritage Site by [[UNESCO]].<ref name="enchis"/><ref name="centrohis">{{cite web |url=http://www.campeche.gob.mx/index.php/es/temas |title=Festival Internacional del Centro Histórico |publisher=State of Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=International Festival of the Historic Center |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214005941/http://www.campeche.gob.mx/index.php/es/temas |archive-date=December 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The most recently created municipality is [[Candelaria, Campeche|Candelaria]] in 1998.<ref name="enchis"/>

In 2017, the territorial dispute with Quintana Roo was archived by the Supreme Court, basically giving Campeche 10,500 sq km.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vásquez |first=Jesús |date=June 1, 2017 |title=Renuncia Quintana Roo a conflicto limítrofe con Campeche |trans-title=Quintana Roo quits border conflict with Campeche |url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/estados/Renuncia-Quintana-Roo-a-conflicto-limitrofe-con-Campeche-20170601-0141.html |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=El Economista |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407093406/https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/estados/Renuncia-Quintana-Roo-a-conflicto-limitrofe-con-Campeche-20170601-0141.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Economy==
Total: Campeche contributes 1.83% of [[Economy of Mexico|Mexico's total GDP]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodríguez |first=Guillermina |date=June 2023 |title=Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023 |trans-title=Regional Economic Activity Indicators 2023 |url=https://www.banamex.com/sitios/analisis-financiero/pdf/revistas//IRAE/IRAE2023.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229213610/https://www.banamex.com/sitios/analisis-financiero/pdf/revistas//IRAE/IRAE2023.pdf |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Citibanamex |page=30 |language=Spanish }}</ref> The average salary per year in the state is $141,088 pesos in comparison to the national average of $99,114.<ref name="inegiactecon">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Actividades económicas |trans-title=Economic activities |url=http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/camp/economia/default.aspx?tema=me&e=04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205223310/http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/camp/economia/default.aspx?tema=me&e=04 |archive-date=December 5, 2011 |access-date=December 9, 2011 |publisher=INEGI |language=es |location=Mexico }}</ref> However, there is a very large discrepancy between highly paid oil workers, mostly coming from out of state, and locals who do not work for [[PEMEX]].<ref name="carmenconnect"/> Most land is owned as community property under the [[ejido]] system (61%). Twenty nine percent is privately owned and the rest is under state or federal control.<ref name="actecon"/> Three out of four residences are in urban areas, which generally have basic services. Most of these have cement foundations, with cinderblock walls and brick or cement roofs. Rural residences are usually constructed from local materials which may have roofs of laminate, palm fronds or even cardboard, walls made of laminate or wood, with foundations generally of cement or packed earth. Overall in the state, running water, garbage collection and electricity are available in over 80% of homes, but sewage in only a third.<ref name="infraes">{{cite web |url=http://www.inafed.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_campeche |title=Infraestructura social y de comunicaciones |year=2010 |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México- Campeche |publisher=Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal and Secretaría de Gobernación |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Social infrastructure and communications |access-date=December 9, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Over sixty five percent of the territory is exploited for forestry products, with over 25% used for grazing, with only 3.3% used for agriculture and about 5.5% used for other purposes such as human settlements.

Only 3.3% of the state's land is used for raising crops due to the soil composition. Over ninety percent of cropland is used for seasonal crops such as corn with the rest used for perennials such as fruit trees. The most important crop is corn, followed by rice and sorghum. Other important crops include jalapeño chili peppers, watermelon, sugar cane and various tropical and non-tropical fruit-bearing trees, especially citrus and [[mango]].<ref name="actecon"/> Most cattle are raised in the center and south of the state for both meat and milk products and account for the most product by volume. In the north, most commercially raised livestock is domestic fowl mostly chickens and turkeys, but domestic fowl is raised in most rural homes all over the state. Sheep and goats are raised sparsely all over the state, depending on local vegetation. Forestry, including the extraction of precious tropical hardwoods, remains an important economic activity despite the degradation of many of the state's forests. Commercial fishing is mostly done along the coast, with shrimp being the most valuable catch, followed by [[crustacean]]s and [[mollusk]]s.<ref name="actecon"/> This is mostly done in the coast reason, where most of the economy outside of oil production relies on fishing and the building and repair of fishing boats.<ref name="regionalizacion"/>

The secondary sector of the economy (mining, construction and industry) is almost entirely concentrated in the coastal area of the state in the municipalities of Campeche, [[Carmen Municipality|Carmen]] and [[Champotón Municipality|Champotón]].<ref name="actecon"/> Mining, mostly oil production, accounts for 52.8% of the state's GDP.<ref name="inegiactecon"/> This oil lies off the coast of the state, in a shallow water section of the Gulf of Mexico called the Sonda de Campeche. Campeche oil and gas production accounts for 37% of Mexico's total with crude oil alone accounting for 76% in absolute numbers.<ref name="actecon"/> Campeche does not have metal deposits but it does have deposits of building stone, such as sandstone, marble and limestone, sand, gravel, lime, clay and other minerals. Most deposits are located in the municipalities of [[Hopelchén]], [[Champotón Municipality|Champotón]] and [[Calakmul, Campeche|Calakmul]]. In the far north of the coast region, there are important deposits of salt.<ref name="regionalizacion"/> Construction and manufacturing account for 6.7% of the state's GDP.<ref name="inegiactecon"/> The most common type of industry relates to food and food processing including seafood, soft drinks, cookies, flour, sugar and honey. Another common industry is that of building materials such as [[cinderblock]], wood products and the processing of building stone. Most industries are small with little financing for technology and growth. Since the 1990s, factories of the "[[maquiladora]]" type have opened in the state, such as the Calkiní Shirt Company in Tepacan, Calkiní, Textiles Blazer in Lerma, Campeche, Quality Textil de Campeche in Becal, Calkiní and Karims Textile and Apparel México in the city of Campeche.<ref name="actecon"/>

Commerce and services account for 33.2% of the state's GDP.<ref name="inegiactecon"/> The commerce sector of the economy is mostly traditional with small establishments catering to local or regional needs. In the larger cities, supermarkets and malls can be found. Most commerce with entities outside of Campeche is in seafood, agricultural and forestry products.<ref name="actecon"/> The state has thirty-four [[Traditional fixed markets in Mexico|traditional public markets]].<ref name="infraes"/> All petroleum products are marketed by the national oil company PEMEX.<ref name="actecon"/> The state has about five hundred businesses dedicated to tourism, about half of which are restaurants, a little less than a quarter bars and a similar number of handcraft shops. There are 126 major hotels, mostly in the municipalities of Campeche, Ciudad del Carmen and Champotón.<ref name="actecon"/>

==Culture==
[[File:Mayan Family at Roadside - Campeche - Mexico.jpg|thumb|left|[[Maya peoples|Maya]] family in Campeche]]

The state has two main government-sponsored cultural festivals, the Festival del Centro Histórico and the Festival de Jazz. Campeche has a Festival del Centro Histórico in November and December, which attracts over 5,000 artists, intellectuals and academics to over 800 events such as concerts, theater, dance, book presentations, and workshops.<ref name="centrohis"/> The Festival de Jazz was begun in 1999 and has had the participation of figures such as [[Mike Stern]], [[Caribbean Jazz Project]], Yazzkin, [[Chano Domínguez]], [[Eugenio Toussaint]], [[David Gilmore]] and [[Scott Henderson]].<ref name="jazzfest">{{cite web |url=http://www.campeche.gob.mx/index.php/es/temas |title=Festival Internacional de Jazz |publisher=State of Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=International Festival of Jazz |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214005941/http://www.campeche.gob.mx/index.php/es/temas |archive-date=December 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> One notable economic fair outside the city is the "Jipi" Sombrero Festival in Bécal in April and May.<ref name="turismoenc"/>

The largest religious festival in the state is [[Carnival]] in the city of Campeche. Carnival was introduced in 1582. By 1688, the annual event featured orchestras and in 1815, formal dances called "saraos" were organized which originally were held only in the homes of the elite. Later in the 19th century, events in the streets for the masses became popular, with the various neighborhoods of the city organizing their own events. Eventually, these merged into a citywide celebration featuring various traditional dances such as Baile del Pavo, Son de la Cucaracha, the fandango, fandanguillo and various forms of tropical jaranas. They also include more risqué dances such as those called la Culebra, Los Papagayos and la Contradanza de los Palitos which have Afro-Caribbean influence.<ref name="raices">{{cite web |url=http://www.folklorico.com/bailes/campeche/fiesta-palmar.html |title=Campeche Bailes de la "Fiesta del Palmar" |year=2010 |work=Mexican Folk Dances |publisher=Instituto Cultural "Raices Mexicanas" |language=es |trans-title=Campeche Dances of the Palmar Festival |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041631/http://www.folklorico.com/bailes/campeche/fiesta-palmar.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Other important religious festivals include [[Candlemas]] (Candelaria) in Hool, Champotón and Campeche, feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmen in Ciudad del Carmen, feast day of [[Saint Joachim]] in Palizada, and the feast day of Saint Roman in Campeche, the feast of San Isidro Labrador in Calkiní in May, the feast of the Cristo Negro in San Román, [[Day of the Dead]] in all of the state, feast of the Holy Cross in Sabancuy, Carmen in May, feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmen in Ciudad del Carmen in July and the feast of the Señor de la Salud in Hecelchakán in April.<ref name="turismoenc"/><ref name="feriasfest">{{cite web |url=http://www.campeche.travel/web/es/pagina/ferias-y-fiestas/7 |title=Ferias y Fiestas |publisher=Secretary of Tourism State of Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Fairs and Festivals |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219010948/http://www.campeche.travel/web/es/pagina/ferias-y-fiestas/7 |archive-date=December 19, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During these festivals is when the state's most traditional music, called [[jarana yucateca|jarana]], and traditional dances can be heard and seen.<ref name="turismoenc"/><ref name="raices"/>

As a Mayan region, Campeche has had corn as its staple since the pre-Hispanic period, accompanied by beans, vegetables, tropical fruits and seafood, with some meat.<ref name="gastrogob">{{cite web |url=http://www.campeche.travel/web/es/pagina/gastronoma/9 |title=Gastronomía |publisher=Secretary of Tourism State of Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Gastronomy |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206150406/http://www.campeche.travel/web/es/pagina/gastronoma/9 |archive-date=December 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are two main types of cuisine: "mestizo" is mostly of Spanish origin with some indigenous additions, while Maya is almost purely indigenous. Some foods have been reinvented. One is papak'sul, or papadzul, which was made with beans and chili peppers. Today it is a torilla filled with cooked egg and squash seed salsa. Common seasonings are a mix of indigenous and those which came from Europe such as salt, oregano, pepper, [[habanero]] chili peppers, [[achiote]], cloves and vinegar.<ref name="sincretismo">{{cite news |title=Campeche: Vive un sincretismo gastronomico |first=Raquel |last=Linares |newspaper=Reforma |location=Mexico City |date=October 12, 2001 |page=4 |language=es |trans-title=Campeche: Experience a gastronomic syncretism }}</ref> Regional dishes include [[cochinita pibil]], beans with pork, pork with {{lang|es|italic=no|achiote, panuchos, [[empanada]]s, chanchanes, chocolomo, [[tamale]]s}}, shark tacos, pickled vines, seafood such as many species of fish, shrimp, octopus and crustaceans.<ref name="turismoenc"/><ref name="gastrogob"/> Similar to cochinita pibil, pibipollos are chickens roasted in underground pits, most often prepared for Day of the Dead. There is also a large number of seafood-based dishes such as pan de cazón.<ref name="turismoenc"/> One notable shrimp dish is made with giant prawns and called "siete barbas". Tamales are filled with ground pork or chicken seasoned with achiote, pibil or sweet corn. The staple bread is the corn tortilla.<ref name="gastrogob"/> The town of Pomuch in the municipality of Hecelchakán is known for its bread and has a type named after it.(turimsoenc) Cheese was mostly likely influenced by pirates with [[Cheeses of Mexico|queso de bola]] related to Dutch cheese-making traditions.<ref name="sincretismo"/>

==Education==
The average number of years of schooling for those over age 15 is 8.5, which means that most finish middle school. This is slightly under the national average of 8.6. Over 55% finish primary school and over 35% finish a level over high school, either in technical training or university.<ref name="poblacion">{{cite web |url=http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/camp/poblacion/vivienda.aspx?tema=me&e=04 |title=Población |year=2010 |publisher=INEGI |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Population |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=November 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115220651/http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/camp/poblacion/vivienda.aspx?tema=me&e=04 |url-status=live }}</ref> The state has over 1800 schools from preschool to university level. These include seventeen teachers' colleges and twenty eight other institutions of higher education.<ref name="infraes"/>

The first educational institution in the state was located in the former monastery of San José in the city of Campeche, founded by the Jesuits in 1756 called the Colegio Clerical de San José. In 1823, its name was changed to the Colegio Clerical de San Miguel de Estrada. After the Reform Laws closed the monastery, The Instituto Campechano was established in 1859 by then-governor Pablo Garcia in the same building. The Institute operated until the mid-20th century when it was replaced by the University of Campeche, which was initially housed at the institute.<ref name="elsur">{{cite web |url=http://www.elsur.com.mx/campeche/incamesp.htm |title=Instituto Campechano |publisher=El Sur de Campeche |location=Campeche |language=es |trans-title=Campeche Institute |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=September 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910064003/http://www.elsur.com.mx/campeche/incamesp.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Universidad Autónoma de Campeche]] was founded in 1957 by the state to systematize higher education in the state as its first major university. The institution operated out of several buildings until the mid-1960s, when the Ciudad Universitaria campus was built, and named the Universidad del Sudeste. This name was changed to the current one in 1989.<ref name="uachis">{{cite web |url=http://www.uacam.mx/identidad/bienvenida |title=Antecedentes |publisher=Universidad Autónoma de Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Antecedents |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210185859/http://www.uacam.mx/identidad/bienvenida |archive-date=December 10, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The university offers twenty three bachelor's degrees, and eight graduate degrees.<ref name="oferta">{{cite web |url=http://www.uacam.mx/oferta-educativa |title=Oferta Académica |publisher=Universidad Autónoma de Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Academic offerings |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620152945/http://www.uacam.mx/oferta-educativa |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Instituto Tecnológico de Campeche was founded in 1976 as the Instituto Tecnológico Regional de Campeche as part of a nationwide system of technical colleges with only two majors. The college gained its own campus in 1978 and its current name was adopted in the 1980s.<ref name="itchis">{{cite web |url=http://www.itcampeche.edu.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=13 |title=Historia |publisher=Instituto Tecnológico de Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=History |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041631/http://www.itcampeche.edu.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=13 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==
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| city_1 = San Francisco de Campeche| div_1 =Campeche Municipality{{!}} Campeche| pop_1 = 249,626| city_2 =Ciudad del Carmen| div_2 =Carmen Municipality{{!}} Carmen| pop_2 = 191,238| city_3 =Champotón, Campeche{{!}} Champotón| div_3 =Champotón Municipality{{!}} Champotón| pop_3 = 35,799| city_4 = Escárcega| div_4 = Escárcega Municipality {{!}} Escárcega| pop_4 =31,375| city_5 = Calkiní| div_5 = Calkiní Municipality {{!}} Calkiní| pop_5 =15,949
| city_6 = Dzitbalché| div_6 = Dzitbalché Municipality {{!}} Dzitbalché| pop_6 = 13,208
| city_7 = Hecelchakán| div_7 =Hecelchakán Municipality {{!}} Hecelchakán| pop_7 = 11,418
| city_8 = Candelaria Municipality {{!}} Candelaria| div_8 =Candelaria Municipality {{!}} Candelaria| pop_8 = 11,121
| city_9 = Pomuch| div_9 = Hecelchakán Municipality {{!}} Hecelchakán| pop_9 = 9,607
| city_10 =	Seybaplaya| div_10 = Seybaplaya Municipality {{!}} Seybaplaya| pop_10 = 9,515
}}
[[File:Mennonite Family - Campeche - Mexico - 01.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mennonites in Mexico|Mennonite]] family in Campeche]]

As of 2015, the state has a total population of 899,931. Seventy-five percent live in urban areas along the coast and twenty-five percent live in rural areas.<ref name="poblacion"/> The most populated municipality is Campeche.<ref name="raices"/> Most of the state's population growth has occurred since 1970 when the population then was only 215,600.<ref name="poblacion"/>

The most commonly spoken indigenous language spoken in the state is [[Yucatec Maya language|Yucatec Maya]], with 71,852 speakers. This is followed by [[Chʼol language|Chol]], with 10,412, [[Tzeltal language|Tzeltal]] with 1,900 and [[Qʼanjobʼal language|Q'anjob'al]] with 1,557. There are a total of 91,094 speakers of an indigenous language in the state, which is about 12% of the total population. This is up from just under 90,000 in 2005.<ref name="perfilsoc">{{cite web |url=http://www.inafed.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_campeche |title=Perfil Sociodemográfico |year=2010 |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México- Campeche |publisher=Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal and Secretaría de Gobernación |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Socio demographic profile |access-date=December 9, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Fourteen percent of these speakers do not speak Spanish.<ref name="poblacion"/><ref name="perfilsoc"/> There are about 7,000 [[Plautdietsch language|Plautdietsch]]-speaking [[Mennonites]] of German descent in the State of Campeche, mostly around [[Hopelchen]] and [[Hecelchakán]]. These Menonnites came in the 1980s from the [[Mennonites in Mexico|Mennonite settlements]] which were founded in 1922 and 1924 in the states of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]] and [[Durango]], partly via [[Zacatecas]].<ref>Krahn, Cornelius and H. Leonard Sawatzky. "Old Colony Mennonites." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1990. Web. December 7, 2014. [http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Old_Colony_Mennonites&oldid=113570] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015100802/http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Old_Colony_Mennonites&oldid=113570|date=October 15, 2014}}</ref> According to the 2020 Census, 2.08% of Campeche's population identified as Black, [[Afro-Mexican]], or of African descent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/programas/ccpv/2020/tableros/panorama/ |title=Panorama sociodemográfico de México |website=www.inegi.org.mx |access-date=October 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126013823/https://www.inegi.org.mx/programas/ccpv/2020/tableros/panorama/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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|title=Religion in Campeche (2010 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/est/contenidos/proyectos/ccpv/cpv2010/Default.aspx |title=Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 |publisher=INEGI |access-date=February 4, 2013 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107014419/https://www.inegi.org.mx/400.html?aspxerrorpath=%2Fest%2Fcontenidos%2Fproyectos%2Fccpv%2Fcpv2010%2FDefault.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Sixty three percent of the population profess the Catholic faith as of 2010.<ref name="poblacion"/> Most those who are non Catholic belong to Evangelical or Protestant churches.<ref name="perfilsoc"/> The [[National Presbyterian Church in Mexico]] has a large percentage of followers in Tabasco State.<ref>http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13218&lg=eng {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183517/http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13218&lg=eng |date=March 3, 2016 }} www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13218&lg=eng</ref>

{{Historical populations
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|footnote = 2015 data source<ref name="inegi.org.mx"/>
|1895 | 88144
|1900 | 86542
|1910 | 86661
|1921 | 76419
|1930 | 84630
|1940 | 90460
|1950 | 122098
|1960 | 168219
|1970 | 251556
|1980 | 420553
|1990 | 535185
|1995 | 642516
|2000 | 690689
|2005 | 754730
|2010 | 822441
|2015 | 899931
|2020 | 928363
}}

==Municipalities==
{{main|Municipalities of Campeche}}

The state of Campeche is located in southeast Mexico, on the west side of the [[Yucatan Peninsula]]. The territory comprises {{convert|56,858.84|km2|}}, which is 2.6% of Mexico's total. It borders the states of [[Yucatán (state)|Yucatán]], [[Quintana Roo]] and [[Tabasco]], with the country of [[Guatemala]] to the south and the [[Gulf of Mexico]] to the west. Politically, it is divided into thirteen municipalities: [[Calakmul Municipality|Calakmul]], [[Calkiní Municipality|Calkiní]], [[Campeche Municipality|Campeche]], [[Candelaria Municipality|Candelaria]], [[Carmen Municipality|Carmen]], [[Champotón Municipality|Champotón]], [[Dzitbalché Municipality|Dzitbalché]], [[Escárcega Municipality|Escárcega]], [[Hecelchakán Municipality|Hecelchakán]], [[Hopelchén Municipality|Hopelchén]], [[Palizada Municipality|Palizada]], [[Seybaplaya Municipality|Seybaplaya]], and [[Tenabo Municipality|Tenabo]].

==Communications and transportation==
===Media===
The state has eighteen radio stations (fifteen of them commercial), seventeen television channels, one of which is local, ten from Mexico City and the rest cable or satellite, and four local newspapers, along with various from Mexico City. [[List of newspapers in Mexico|Newspapers]] of Campeche include: ''Crónica de Campeche'', ''El Sur de Campeche'', ''Expreso de Campeche'', ''La Ira Noticias para Mí Campeche'', ''Novedades de Campeche'', and ''Tribuna (Campeche)''.<ref name=SIC>{{cite web |work=Sistema de Información Cultural |publisher=Gobierno de Mexico |language=es |access-date=March 11, 2020 |url=https://sic.gob.mx/?table=impresos&disciplina=&estado_id=4 |title=Publicaciones periódicas en Campeche |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727063142/https://sic.gob.mx/?table=impresos&disciplina=&estado_id=4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://libguides.utsa.edu/latamnews |title=Latin American & Mexican Online News |work=Research Guides |publisher=[[University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries]] |location=US |archive-date=March 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307192643/http://libguides.utsa.edu/latamnews }}</ref> Telephone service is still mostly landline, but cellular infrastructure is growing.<ref name="infraes"/>

===Transport===
[[File:Entrega de la ampliación y modernización del Periférico Pablo García y Montilla. (21612616943).jpg|thumb|left|Section of the [[Ring road|Periférico]] Pablo García y Montilla, which traverses the limits of Campeche City]]

The state has {{convert|3,872.69|km||abbr=on}} of highway, about a third of which is federal, connecting urban areas. There are eight nine main bridges, most of which are just to the south of the city of Campeche and near Ciudad del Carmen. The two largest are the Puente de la Unidad and Zacatal, which connect Ciudad del Carmen with the mainland. Other important bridges exist in [[Champotón, Campeche|Champotón]], [[Candelaria, Campeche|Candelaria]] and [[Palizada]].<ref name="infraes"/> Federal Highway 180 is the main thoroughfare in the state, running along the coast from the Tabasco state border connecting Ciudad del Carmen and Campeche with [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]] in Yucatán state.<ref name="legado"/> There are {{convert|403.84|km||abbr=on}} of rail line and two main airports in Campeche and Ciudad del Carmen. The latter also has a heliport and there are twenty five over air strips in other parts of the state. The shoreline has thirty-seven commercial and military docks. The presence of [[PEMEX]] is the main force behind the building and maintenance of port infrastructure. The most developed public transportation is in the city of Campeche, although buses, taxis and other public transportation are available in most towns.<ref name="infraes"/>

The Campeche airport, officially named [[Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport|Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay]], serves the city and port of Campeche with domestic service, mostly to Mexico City. Opened in 1965, it served about 100,000 passengers in 2009.<ref name="aeropuerto">{{cite web |url=http://www.aeropuertosdelmundo.com.ar/americadelnorte/mexico/aeropuertos/campeche.php |title=Aeropuerto de Campeche |publisher=Aeropuertos del Mundo |language=es |trans-title=Campeche Airport |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117002114/http://www.aeropuertosdelmundo.com.ar/americadelnorte/mexico/aeropuertos/campeche.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Tourism==
[[File:Parquecentral.jpg|thumb|left|Main plaza and [[Campeche Cathedral]]]]
[[File:Exterior Hacienda Uayamon.jpg|thumb|left|View of Hacienda Uayamón]]

The city [[Campeche, Campeche|Campeche]] (formally known as San Francisco de Campeche) is one of the least known and most overlooked colonial cities in Mexico, mostly bypassed by those visiting more famous destinations in the Yucatan peninsula.<ref name= "alisauriches"/> The city's historic buildings are protected by decree to keep them from being destroyed or altered by the growth of the city.<ref name="alisauriches"/> Campeche was one of the most important ports in [[New Spain]]. It suffered more than 21 major pirate attacks in the colonial era. After 1685, the city's main fortifications were begun taking 24 years to complete. They succeeded in stopping major pirate attacks, with only one, Barbillas, finding a way to enter the city in 1708. The fortifications consisted of a formidable wall with four main gates, three opening to land and one to the sea. It also included a number of forts such as San Carlos, Santa Rosa, San Juan and San Francisco.<ref name="baluartes">{{cite web |url=http://www.campeche.travel/web/es/pagina/baluartes-y-murallas/6 |title=Baluartes y murallas | website= campeche.travel |publisher=Secretary of Tourism State of Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico |language=es |trans-title= Fortifications and walls |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111221160450/http://www.campeche.travel/web/es/pagina/baluartes-y-murallas/6 |archive-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Stories persist that many of the mansions had tunnels to escape pirates, but these have never been found.<ref name="alisauriches"/>

The state has a number of colonial-era churches. The Asunción church in [[Dzitbalché]] was constructed in the 18th century, with a pointed arch doorway, choral window and bell-gable. The Guadalupe Church in Bécal, Calkiní was built in the 18th century. The San Diego Apóstol Church in Nunkiní, Calkiní was built in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The church and former monastery of San Luis Obispo is located in Calkiní, built in the 17th century of stone, wood and metal over a former Mayan temple. The facade is simple with a bell-gable and there remains only one of its original Baroque altarpieces, which was made in the 16th century. The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Campeche|Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción]] is from the 16th century. Its façade is of worked stone with two levels marked off by two grooved pilasters. The San Francisco Church in Campeche was established in the 16th century although the current building dates from the 17th. The church marks the spot where the first mass was held on mainland America. Most of the state's colonial era churches are located in and near the city of Campeche, with some in Ciudad del Carmen. The Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church in Ciudad del Carmen was built in the 18th century. The Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church was built in the 18th century in Sabancuy, Carmen. The church and former monastery of San Francisco de Asís was begun in the 16th century by the Franciscans in Hecelchakán.<ref name="turismoenc"/>

Outside of the city Campeche, much of the notable civil architecture in the state is found on the various former haciendas.<ref name="turismoenc"/> Many of these haciendas have been turned into hotels, spas and other tourist attractions. Hacienda Blanca Flor is located in Hecelchakán outside Campeche. This hacienda was a site of one of the bloodiest battles of the [[Caste War]]. Hacienda Santa Cruz is between Campeche and Calkiní in the Nunkiní community. It is dated to the middle of the 18th century established to raise cattle. It continued operating until the Mexican Revolution. Hacienda San José Carpizo is in the Champotón municipality, founded in 1871 by José María Carpizo Sánchez and was one of the most important on the Yucatán Peninsula, raising cattle. It survived the [[Mexican Revolution]] until its workers abandoned it in the 1940s. Hacienda San Luis Carpizo is located in Champotón and belonged to José María Carpizo, dedicated to agriculture. This hacienda was restored by the Mexican Army to house the Marine Infantry School in 1999. Hacienda Uayamón is near the city of Campeche with origins in the 16th century. It was attacked and its owner killed in the raid by [[Laurens de Graaf]] in 1685. It continued to operate until the Mexican Revolution and today it is home to the Hotel de Gran Turismo. Hacienda Tankuché was dedicated to raising dyewood (''palo de tinte'') but changed later to [[Agave fourcroydes|henequen]]. Despite losing most of its land in the Revolution, its henequen mill continued to operate until the 1980s.<ref name= "haciendasgob">{{cite web |url=http://www.campeche.travel/web/es/pagina/haciendas/13 |title=Haciendas |publisher=Secretary of Tourism State of Campeche |location=Campeche, Mexico| website= campeche.travel |language=es |trans-title=Haciendas |access-date= December 9, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111201190118/http://www.campeche.travel/web/es/pagina/haciendas/13 |archive-date=December 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:ZOCALOCAMPECHANO.jpg|250px|thumb|Church in Campeche]]

Notable museums in the state include the Del Carmen Archeological Museum, the Museo de las Estelas Mayas in Ciudad del Carmen and the Camino Real Archeological Museum in Hecelchakán.<ref name= "turismoenc"/> The Museo Fuerte de San Miguel is located on one of the Campeche's old forts. The museum is dedicated to the state's history. Opened in 2000, it is the newest and most modern of Campeche's museums.<ref name="legado"/>

Most of the beaches frequented by visitors are in the municipalities of Campeche, Champotón and Ciudad del Carmen. In Campeche, these beaches include Mar Azul, San Lorenzo and Playa Bonita. In Ciudad del Carmen, they include La Maniagua, Bahamita, Sabancuy, Playa Caracol and Playa Norte, Isla de Pájaros. In Champotón, they are Acapulquito, Costa Blanca, Payucán and Sihoplaya. In the interior of the state, there are a number of water parks such as El Remate in Tankuché and San Vicente Chuc-Say on a former hacienda of the same name. These generally take advantage of the local rivers, springs and cenotes. Ecotourism includes caves such as Xculhoc, Chuncedro and Xtacumbilxuna'an or Mujer Escondida.<ref name="turismoenc"/>

===Archaeological sites in Campeche===
[[File:Panoramic Edzná.JPG|thumb|left|View of the [[Edzna]] archaeological site]]

Much of Campeche's territory is filled with various [[archeological site]]s, almost all of which are Mayan. Maya sites in Campeche include [[Acanmul]], [[Balamku|Balamkú]], [[Becan|Becán]], [[Bolonchén, Campeche|Bolonchén]], [[Calakmul]], [[Chactún]], [[Chicanná]], [[Chunlimón]], [[Edzna|Edzná]], [[Jaina Island|Isla de Jaina]], [[Lagunita]], the [[Petén Basin]], [[Río Bec]], [[Uaymil|Isla Uaymil]], [[Xculoc]], [[Xpuhil]], and [[Xtampak]]. These sites are less visited than sites to the east such as [[Chichen Itza]], and [[Tulum]].<ref name="alisauriches"/> An early important site is [[Edzna]], located near the city of Campeche in a region known as los Chenes. It was one of the most important ceremonial centers in the pre-Classic Maya period (300–900 CE). Its building show Petén, Chenes and Puuc influence, with a large acropolis surrounded by various temples, the most important of which is the Pyramid of the Five Floors.<ref name="alisauriches"/><ref name="turismoenc">{{cite web |url= http://www.inafed.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_campeche |title=Atractivos Culturales y Turísticos |year=2010 |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México- Campeche |publisher=Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal and Secretaría de Gobernación |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Cultural and Tourist Attractions |access-date=December 9, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot= InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was discovered in the 1920s and excavated in the 1940s. It is located away from other Mayan settlements on the peninsula and was probably a collection center for the agriculture products grown in the area, reaching its height between 600 and 900. These were sent to the city of [[Tikal]] in exchange for ritualistic adornment for the site. Its most important building is the Pyramid of the Five Stories, built as its name implies. Another important find came in the 1990s. During the planting season in early May, archeologist Antonio Benavides noticed that the setting sun illuminates a stucco mask hanging one of the pyramid's rooms. The effect also happens in August, during harvest and it is believed to be related to the asking and receiving of abundant crops.<ref name="alisauriches"/>

The largest archeological site in the state is [[Calakmul]], which means "twin heaps" in the Mayan language. It is located in the Petén region built in the late Classic period (500–900 CE). Calakmal is estimated to have been populated around 1000 BCE with its height at around 600 In 695 CE, Calakmul was conquered by Tikal and the city fell into decline. Calakmul is located in the interior rainforest of the state in a biosphere named after it near the Guatemala border. The site extends over {{convert|70|km2||abbr=on}} and was one of the largest cities of [[Mesoamerica]]. Its temples were mostly dedicated to ancestor worship encircling the palaces of the elite in the center. There are an estimated 6,000 structures at the site with only half a dozen restored. The two most important structures are the twin pyramids of Temple II and Temple VII, similar to structures found at Tikal. Temple II is tallest at {{cvt|50|m}} high. The site has been heavily looted by grave robbers.<ref name="alisauriches"/><ref name= "turismoenc"/>

While most sites are in the interior rainforest of the state, there are 55 archeological sites on the coast alone, mostly remnants of small villages. The [[Isla de Jaina]] is one of the best preserved archeological sites in the state because of its location on an island on the coast, surrounded by [[estuary|estuaries]] and [[mangrove]]s. It requires special permission to visit. Unlike others on the coast, it was a true city.<ref name= "legado"/> Other sites include Can-mayab-mul in Nunkiní, Xculhoc in Hecelchakán, Chunan-tunich, Xtampak, Hochob, Pak-chén and Dzebilnocac in Hopelchén, El Tigre in Candelaria, La Xoch and Chun Cedro in Tenabo and Becán in Calakmul.<ref name= "turismoenc"/>

==Notes==
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