Country Mexico Municipal seat Tenabo Encomienda 1549 Area 1,058 km² Population 10,665 (2015) | State Campeche Time zone CST (UTC−6) Municipality created 1786 Elevation 10 m Capital Tenabo | |
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Tenabo (Yucatec Maya: "place where they measure by hand-spans") is one of the 11 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated on the coast in the north of the state. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Tenabo, 36 km from state capital Campeche, Camp. As of 2015, the municipality had a total population of 10,665.
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Map of Tenabo Municipality, Campeche, Mexico
History and geography
The municipality of Tenabo borders to the north with Hecelchakán Municipality, to the east with Hopelchén Municipality, to the south with Campeche Municipality, and to the west with the Gulf of Mexico.
It covers 882 km², accounting for 1.5% of the state's total surface area.
Demographics
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 9,736.
As of 2010, the city of Tenabo had a population of 7,543. Other than the city of Tenabo, the municipality had 90 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.