Campeche

geographical name

Cam·​pe·​che kam-ˈpē-chē 

käm-ˈpā-chā

1

state of southeastern Mexico in the western part of the Yucatán Peninsula and north of Guatemala area 21,666 square miles (56,115 square kilometers), population 754,730

2

city, port on the Bay of Campeche (the southwestern section of the Gulf of Mexico) , and capital of the Mexican state of Campeche population 259,005