Calkiní

Also known as Calkini

Calkiní (Yucatec Maya: "throat of the sun") is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the city of Calkiní had a population of 14,934.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Calkiní
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipal seat
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Campeche
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Calkiní
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010
Settlement.population_total: 14934
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal president
Settlement.leader_name: Jorge Antonio Cocom Collí (2006-09)
Settlement.blank_name: City status
Settlement.blank_info: 30 November 1918
Settlement.elevation_m: 14
Settlement.timezone: Central (US Central)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Calkiní
Country: Mexico
Located in: Calkiní Municipality
Population: 15949
Area: 15
Elevation: 13
Time zone: UTC−06:00
Capital of: Calkiní Municipality
Official website: calkini.gob.mx
Image: Church at Calkiní, Calkiní Municipality, Campeche, Mexico 2.jpg
Licence plate code: 4

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Commons category: Calkiní
postal code: 24900–24904
inception: 1443-00-00
native label: Calkiní

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