Introduction
City in the Mexican state of Campeche For the municipality, see Escárcega Municipality. For the station, see Escárcega railway station. Place in Campeche, MexicoEscárcegaEscárcegaShow map of CampecheEscárcegaShow map of MexicoCoordinates: 18°36′24″N 90°44′04″W / 18.60667°N 90.73444°W / 18.60667; -90.73444Country MexicoStateCampecheMunicipalityEscárcegaEjido5 July 1939Town status1956City status19 July 1990Elevation85 m (279 ft)Population (2010) • Total29,477Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)Postal code24350Area code982 Escárcega (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈkaɾseɣa]) is a small city in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at 18°37′N 90°44′W / 18.62°N 90.74°W / 18.62; -90.74 in the central part of the state. As of 2010, the city of Escárcega had a population of 29,477. The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name, which includes the city and its hinterland. In 2010 the population of Escárcega municipality was 54,184. Its area is 4,569.64 km2 (1,764.35 sq mi), which includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is called División del Norte. Escárcega is at the junction of Federal Highways 251 and 186, and is crossed by the railway that runs from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, to Campeche, Campeche. It is a new city that grew up in the 20th century with the arrival of the railways and roads. It is named after Francisco Escárcega, a native of Tlaxcala who fought in the Mexican Revolution and oversaw the construction of much of the rail network in the country's southeast.
