Champotón Municipality
Champotón | |
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Location of Champotón | |
| Coordinates: 19°20′50″N 90°43′12″W / 19.3472°N 90.7200°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Municipal seat | Champotón |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,856.04 km2 (2,647.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 78,170 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
| Website | www |
Champotón Municipality is a municipality within the state of Campeche, including the city of Champotón and the surrounding area. In 2010 the municipality of Champotón had a population of 83,021 inhabitants. It has an areal extent of 6,088.28 km² (2,350.7 sq mi).
The municipality also includes the offshore Cayos Arcas, about 140 km northwest of Campeche and 150 km north of the mainland coast of Champotón.