Temozón Municipality Explained

Official Name:Temozón
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
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Temozón
Government Type:PRI 2007-2010
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Carlos Manuel Aguilar Loria[1]
Established Title:Mexico Ind.
Established Date:1821
Established Title2:Yucatan Est.
Established Date2:1824
Established Title3:Municipality Est.
Established Date3:1915
Area Total Km2:1087.06
Population As Of:2005 [2] [3]
Population Total:14008
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Population Blank1:Temozonense
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:20.9167°N -142°W
Elevation M:22
Blank Name Sec1:INEGI Code
Blank Info Sec1:085
Blank Name Sec2:Major Airport
Blank Info Sec2:Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
Blank1 Name Sec2:IATA Code
Blank1 Info Sec2:MID
Blank2 Name Sec2:ICAO Code
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Temozón Municipality (in the Yucatec Maya language: “Place of the swirl”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Temozón.

Geography

This municipality is located in the eastern region of the state. It is between latitudes 20° 48 'and 20° 57' north and longitudes 87° 47' and 88 ° 16' west.[1]

Its northern border is Calotmul - Tizimín, to the south is Valladolid, on the east Chemax and the west Espita and Uayma.[1]

Communities

The municipality is made up of 99 different communities, of which the most important are:[1]

Landmarks

Architectural

San Roman Church, built during the colonial period (probably in the eighteenth century). The church of San Antonio de Padua, and the municipal building.[1]

Archeological

Ek' Balam[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuestros municipios - Temozón . 2009-11-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090724095159/http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31085a.htm . 2009-07-24 .
  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