Place:Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico

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NameEscárcega
Alt namesEscárcegasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Escárcega de Matamorossource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeCity
Coordinates19.033°N 91.233°W
Located inCampeche, Mexico
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Escárcega is a small city in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at in the central part of the state. As of 2010, the city of Escárcega had a population of 29,477.

The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name, which includes the city and its hinterland. In 2010 the population of Escárcega municipality was 54,184.[1] Its area is 4,569.64 km² (1,764.35 sq mi), which includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is called División del Norte.

Escárcega is at the junction of Mexican Federal Highways 251 and 186, and is crossed by the railway that runs from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, to Campeche, Campeche. It is a new city that grew up in the 20th century with the arrival of the railways and roads. It is named after Francisco Escárcega, a native of Tlaxcala who fought in the Mexican Revolution and oversaw the construction of much of the rail network in the country's southeast.


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