Hecelchakán_Municipality
Hecelchakán Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche
Hecelchakán (Spanish pronunciation: [xekeltʃaˈkan]) is one of the 13 municipalities in the Mexican state of Campeche. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Hecelchakán.
The municipality had a 2005 census population of 28,306, with 10,285 in the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of 1,331.99 km² (514.284 sq mi) and includes numerous smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is the town of Pomuch.
The name comes from the Maya words jeʼelel (rest) and chakʼan (savanna).