Tecoh Municipality
Tecoh Municipality is one of 106 municipalities in Yucatán State, Mexico, 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.
Tecoh | |
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Main square, town of Tecoh, 2021 | |
Region 2 Noroeste #076 | |
Tecoh Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°44′N 89°28′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Victor Armando Pacheco May |
| Area | |
| • Total | 452.2 km2 (174.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2005 ) | |
| • Total | 15,438 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal Code | 97820 |
| Area code | 988 |
| INEGI Code | 076 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| Municipalities of Yucatan | |
Most of the farms in Tecoh are used to grow henequen, sugar, corn, and tropical fruit.
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