Panabá Municipality
Panabá Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. It is located in the eastern region of the Yucatán Peninsula's northern coast. Panabá is also the name of the municipality's largest township, which is also its municipal seat (cabecera municipal). The municipality borders San Felipe and Rio Lagartos to the north, Tizimín to the east, Sucilá to the south and the municipalities of Dzilam de Bravo and Dzilam González to the west.
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| Coordinates: 21°17′N 88°16′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatan Est. | 1824 |
| Elevation | 10 m (27 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,802 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 057 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
The modern Spanish spelling Panabá derives from the placename in the Yucatec Maya language, Panab' ha, meaning "[place of] water found by digging". The Mayan name combines the verb panab’ "to dig, to excavate" (verbal root pan-) with the noun for "water."
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