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'''Xpujil''' ({{IPA-myn|ʃpuˈxil}}) is a town in the [[Mexican state]] of [[Campeche]]. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding [[Municipalities of Campeche|municipality]] of [[Calakmul Municipality|Calakmul]]. As of 2010, Xpujil had a population of 3,984.<ref name=SEDESOL>{{cite web|title=Calakmul|url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=04&mun=010|work=Catálogo de Localidades|publisher=[[Secretaría de Desarrollo Social]] (SEDESOL)|access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref>
Xpujil is located in the south-east of the state, close to the border with [[Quintana Roo]] to the east and [[Petén Department|Peten]], [[Guatemala]], to the south. With [[Escárcega, Campeche]] {{convert|153|km|mi}} to the west and [[Chetumal, Quintana Roo]] {{convert|120|km|mi}} to the east it is a useful midway point on [[Mexican Federal Highway|Federal Highway 186]]. Close to the town are the [[Maya civilization|Maya]] ruins of [[Xpuhil]] ({{convert|1|km|mi}}) and [[Becan]] ({{convert|8|km|mi}}), [[Chicanná]], [[Balamcan]], [[Hormiguero, Mexico|Hormiguero]]. Further to the south-west is the major Maya site of [[Calakmul]], in the {{convert|7230|km2|sqmi}} [[Calakmul Biosphere Reserve]].
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