Melchor de Mencos (Q599455)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Melchor de Mencos is a municipality in the Petén Department of Guatemala with population 23,813. It is situated on the eastern border with Belize, and is the only major border crossing from Guatemala to Belize. The city was established in April 1960. It is named after Sergeant Major Melchor de Mencos y Varón, who in 1754 journeyed with a tiny contingent of Spanish colonial troops from what is now Antigua, Guatemala to the coast of present-day Belize, there to combat English "pirates" who had settled that region and established a self-governing community. A large signboard-map at the border crossing between Benque Viejo del Carmen and Melchor depicts Belize as Guatemala's eastern province, consistent with Guatemala's ongoing claim.

Summary from Svenska / Swedish Wikipedia (svwiki)

Municipio de Melchor de Mencos är en kommun i Guatemala. Den ligger i departementet Petén, i den nordöstra delen av landet, 300 km nordost om huvudstaden Guatemala City.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Melchor de Mencos (auch Ciudad Melchor de Mencos) ist eine etwa 4000 Einwohner zählende Kleinstadt in Guatemala. Sie liegt im äußersten Osten des Departamentos Petén und ist Verwaltungssitz des Municipios Melchor de Mencos, das sich auf 2098 km² erstreckt und rund 25.000 Einwohner hat.

Summary from Español / Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki)

Melchor de Mencos (en honor al militar novohispano homónimo) es un municipio en el departamento de Petén en la República de Guatemala. Tiene una población de 23 813 habitantes. El Municipio de Melchor de Mencos fue fundado el 26 de abril de 1962, cuando fungía como presidente de la República el general Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes.[3]

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Melchor de Mencos est une ville du Guatemala dans le département du Petén.

Summary from 汉语 / Chinese Wikipedia (zhwiki)

梅爾喬-德門科斯(西班牙語:Melchor de Mencos)是危地馬拉的城鎮,由貝登省負責管轄,位於該國東北部,毗鄰伯利茲边境的本克别霍德尔卡门,始建於1962年,面積2,098平方公里,海拔高度136米,2002年人口18,872。是危地马拉通往伯利兹的唯一主要关口,有着两国边境唯一一条高速道路,该条高速直通伯利兹首都贝尔莫潘及伯利兹城。

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