Tecoh Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tecoh Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located 40 km south-east of Mérida, Yucatán. It has a municipal capital of the same name. As of 2003, the city Tecoh had a population of about 8,500 people. Most of the population is Maya. A number of buildings in the town were built atop older Pre-Columbian foundations. "Tecoh" means "Place of the Puma" in the Yucatec Maya language, which is still widely spoken here.
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Tecoh | |
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Coordinates: 20°44′N 89°28′W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Yucatán |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Victor Armando Pacheco May[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 452.2 km2 (174.6 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,438 |
• Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Postal Code | 97820 |
Area code | 988 |
INEGI Code | 076 |
Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
IATA Code | MID |
ICAO Code | MMMD |
Municipalities of Yucatan |
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Most of the farms in Tecoh are used to grow henequen, sugar, corn, and tropical fruit.