Oxkutzcab Municipality Explained

Official Name:Oxkutzcab
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Oxkutzcab in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Yucatán
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:José Gualberto Ayora Cámara[1]
Area Total Km2:512.23
Population As Of:2005 [2] [3]
Population Total:27084
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:20.3°N -114°W
Blank Name Sec1:INEGI Code
Blank Info Sec1:056
Blank Name Sec2:Major Airport
Blank Info Sec2:Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
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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 . The name in the Yucatec Maya language means "Place of ramon, tobacco, and honey".

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 512.23km2 and includes a number of smaller towns, the largest of which are Yaxhachén, Xohuayán, Emiliano Zapata, and Xul. Loltun Cave is 5km (03miles) south of the city.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuestros municipios - Oxcutzcab . October 16, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan . 2009-11-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120230117/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_yucatan . 2008-11-20 .
  3. http://www.inegi.org.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/default.asp?s=est&c=10395 Census Results by Locality, 2005