Yaxcabá Municipality
Yaxcabá Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝaʃ.kaˈβa], in the Yucatec Maya Language: “place of green earth”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (1079 km2) of land and located roughly 80 km northeast of the city of Mérida.
Yaxcabá | |
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Municipal Palace | |
Yaxcabá Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°04′N 89°02′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatan Est. | 1824 |
| Municipality Est. | 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Melba Rosana Gamboa Avila |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,079 km2 (417 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,802 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 104 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
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