Tzucacab Municipality Explained

Official Name:Tzucacab
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:Efren Estrada Mario Camara[1]
Established Title:Mexico Ind.
Established Date:1821
Established Title2:Yucatan Est.
Established Date2:1824
Established Title3:Municipality Est.
Established Date3:1918
Area Total Km2:1289
Population As Of:2005 [2] [3]
Population Total:13564
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:20.0667°N -91°W
Elevation M:36
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Blank Name Sec1:INEGI Code
Blank Info Sec1:098
Blank Name Sec2:Major Airport
Blank Info Sec2:Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
Blank1 Info Sec2:MID
Blank2 Name Sec2:ICAO Code
Blank2 Info Sec2:MMMD

Tzucacab Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It has a municipal seat of the same name.

Geography

Location

Tzucacab Municipality is located in the southern region of the state and falls between latitudes 19° 38' and 20° 09' north and longitudes 88° 59' and 89° 14' west.[1]

Climate

Communities

The municipality is made up of 40 different communities, of which the most important are:[1]

Architectural landmarks

The Church of St. Francis Xavier, located in the municipal seat Tzucacab, dates back to the colonial era.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuestros municipios - Tzucacab . 2009-11-11 .
  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