Tecoh Municipality Explained

Official Name:Tecoh
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Yucatán
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Victor Armando Pacheco May[1]
Area Total Km2:452.2
Population As Of:2005 [2] [3]
Population Total:15438
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:20.7333°N -117°W
Elevation M:16
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Area Code:988
Postal Code:97820
Blank Name Sec1:INEGI Code
Blank Info Sec1:076
Blank Name Sec2:Major Airport
Blank Info Sec2:Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
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Footnotes:Municipalities of Yucatan

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.

Most of the farms in Tecoh are used to grow henequen, sugar, corn, and tropical fruit.

Communities

The municipality is made up of 20 communities, of which the most important are:[1]

Landmarks

Architectural

Archaeological

The archaeological site of Mayapan.[1]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuestros municipios - Tecoh . 2009-11-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090530102316/http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31076a.htm . 2009-05-30 .
  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
  4. Web site: Trams of the World 2024. Blickpunkt Straßenbahn. January 3, 2024. July 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240226201629/https://blickpunktstrab.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tramsderwelt2024.pdf. February 26, 2024.