Champotón Municipality

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) and includes the significant community of Seybaplaya.

Champotón
Municipality
Location of Champotón
Champotón
Champotón
Coordinates: 19.3472°N 90.7200°W / 19.3472; -90.7200
CountryMexico
StateCampeche
Municipal seatChampotón
Area
  Total6,856.04 km2 (2,647.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total90,244
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (US Central))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central)
Websitewww.champoton.gob.mx

The municipality also includes the offshore Cayos Arcas, about 140 km northwest of Campeche and 150 km north of the mainland coast of Champotón.

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