Calakmul, Campeche

Calakmul is a municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, situated in the central part of the Yucatán Peninsula. The municipality (municipio) of Calakmul borders to the east with Quintana Roo (municipalities of José María Morelos, Bacalar, and Othón P. Blanco) and Belize (Orange Walk District); to the south with Guatemala (Petén Department); and to the north and west with other municipalities in Campeche (Candelaria, Champotón, Escárcega and Hopelchén). It covers 13,839.11 km² (5,343.31 sq mi), accounting for 24.34% of the state's total surface area, and is the 10th-largest municipality in area in the country. The municipality was created on 31 December 1996, from part of the territory of Champotón. On 19 June 1998, the State...