Campeche

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city municipality

Campeche is a historic coastal city in southeastern Mexico known for its well-preserved colonial fortifications and colorful architecture on the Gulf of Mexico.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
San Francisco de Campeche 1
State of Campeche 1
state of Campeche 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
administrativeDivisionType municipality seat ⓘ
capitalOf Campeche state ⓘ
surface form: Campeche (state)
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
coastType Gulf Coast regions ⓘ
surface form: Gulf coast
country Mexico ⓘ
foundedAs Campeche self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: San Francisco de Campeche
foundedBy Spanish colonists ⓘ
foundedOnSiteOf Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech ⓘ
hasAirport Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport ⓘ
hasCityColorScheme multicolored facades ⓘ
hasCityWall yes ⓘ
hasDefensiveSystem walls, forts, and bastions against piracy ⓘ
hasFortification Baluartes (bastions) ⓘ
Fuerte de San José el Alto ⓘ
Fuerte de San Miguel ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasHistoricCenter yes ⓘ
hasMuseum Museo de Arquitectura Maya ⓘ
Museo de la Ciudad de Campeche ⓘ
hasPort yes ⓘ
hasPromenade malecón (seaside promenade) ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Fortified Town of Campeche ⓘ
heritageDesignationStartYear 1999 ⓘ
isTouristDestination yes ⓘ
knownFor colorful colonial architecture ⓘ
historic walled city center ⓘ
well-preserved colonial fortifications ⓘ
languageUsed Spanish ⓘ
localIndigenousLanguage Yucatec Maya ⓘ
locatedIn Campeche state ⓘ
surface form: Campeche (state)
locatedInRegion southeastern Mexico ⓘ
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
partOf Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity commerce ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
roadConnection connected by federal highways to Ciudad del Carmen ⓘ
connected by federal highways to Mérida ⓘ
streetLayout grid pattern in historic center ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
surface form: Central Standard Time
UNESCORegion Latin America ⓘ
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCOSiteType cultural ⓘ
urbanStatus coastal city ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yucatán Peninsula → contains → Campeche ⓘ
this entity surface form: state of Campeche
Campeche → foundedAs → Campeche self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Francisco de Campeche
Yucatán Peninsula → hasCity → Campeche ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico → hasCoastlineIn → Campeche ⓘ
this entity surface form: State of Campeche