Palizada

For other uses, see Palizada (disambiguation).

Palizada
City and municipal seat
Palizada
Coordinates: 18°15′16″N 92°5′27″W
Country	Mexico
State	Campeche
Municipality	Palizada
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,089
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (US Central))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
Website	www.palizada.gob.mx/

Palizada (Spanish: [paliˈsaða] ^ⓘ) is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated in the south-west the state.

It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the Palizada had a population of 3,089.

Palizada is on the Palizada River, a distributary of the Usumacinta which empties into Laguna de Términos.

Palizada was named a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2010.

References

• Palizada Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (INAFED)
• Ayuntamiento de Palizada Municipal website (in Spanish)