Oxkutzcab Municipality

Oxkutzcab Municipality is a municipality, with a municipal seat of the same name in the Mexican state of Yucatán, southeast of Maní, Yucatán, located at 20°18′10″N 89°25′0″W. The name in the Yucatec Maya language means "Place of ramon, tobacco, and honey".^{[citation needed]}

Oxkutzcab
Municipality
"20 de noviembre" Market in Oxkutzcab
Seal
Location of Oxkutzcab in Yucatán
Oxkutzcab Location of Oxkutzcab in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°18′N 89°25′W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
• Municipal President	José Gualberto Ayora Cámara[1]
Area
• Total	512.23 km2 (197.77 sq mi)
	[1]
Population  (2005 [2][3])
• Total	27,084
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code	056
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD

According to the 2005 census, Oxkutzcab had a population of 21,341^[3] people in the city and 27,084^[3] in the entire municipality, predominantly of Maya descent. Henequen, sugar, tobacco, maize, and fruit are grown commercially in the surrounding area. The municipality has an area of 512.23 km² (197.77 sq mi) and includes a number of smaller towns, the largest of which are Yaxhachén, Xohuayán, Emiliano Zapata, and Xul. Loltun Cave is 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Oxcutzcab
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.6 (85.3)	31.3 (88.3)	33.5 (92.3)	35.5 (95.9)	37.0 (98.6)	35.5 (95.9)	34.9 (94.8)	34.8 (94.6)	34.2 (93.6)	32.3 (90.1)	30.9 (87.6)	29.6 (85.3)	33.3 (91.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.8 (58.6)	15.4 (59.7)	16.8 (62.2)	19 (66)	20.9 (69.6)	21.6 (70.9)	21.0 (69.8)	21.2 (70.2)	21.3 (70.3)	20 (68)	18 (64)	16.0 (60.8)	18.8 (65.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	28 (1.1)	20 (0.8)	38 (1.5)	46 (1.8)	86 (3.4)	150 (6.1)	150 (6.1)	190 (7.5)	200 (7.7)	110 (4.2)	51 (2)	51 (2)	1,130 (44.3)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

References

1. "Nuestros municipios - Oxcutzcab". Retrieved October 16, 2013.
2. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
3. Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
4. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Oxcutzcab, Yucatán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Oxkutzcab Possible future official website
• Oxkutzcab on Yucatan Today
• Oxkutzcab.com (in Spanish)
• Images and articles of Oxkutzcab including panoramic views (in Spanish)