| Official Name: | Escárcega |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Campeche#Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Campeche |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Escárcega |
| Established Title: | Ejido |
| Established Date: | 5 July 1939 |
| Established Title2: | Town status |
| Established Date2: | 1956 |
| Established Title3: | City status |
| Established Date3: | 19 July 1990 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 29,477 |
| Utc Offset: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 18.6067°N -90.7344°W |
| Elevation M: | 85 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 24350 |
| Area Code: | 982 |
| Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
Escárcega (pronounced as /es/) is a small city in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at in the central part of the state. As of 2010, the city of Escárcega had a population of 29,477.[1]
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.[1] Its area is 4569.64km2, 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.