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Escárcega is a small city in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at Template:Coor dm. The population of the city in 2003 was about 26,800 people.
The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality (municipio) of the same name, which includes the city and its hinterland. In 1999 the population of Escarcega municipality was 55,802 people.
Escárcega is at the junction of Mexican 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.
As a non-descript small city with little of interest to travelers, Escárcega was featured in fifth position on the 2002 Lonely Planet Guide to Mexico's "worst of Mexico" list.