Tzucacab Municipality

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

Tzucacab
Location of the Municipality
Location of the Municipality
Tzucacab is located in Mexico
Tzucacab
Tzucacab
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°04′N 89°02′W / 20.067°N 89.033°W / 20.067; -89.033
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatan Est.1824
Municipality Est.1918 [1]
Government
 • Municipal PresidentEfren Estrada Mario Camara[1]
Area
 • Total1,289 km2 (498 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2005 [2][3])
 • Total13,564
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code098
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

Geography

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Location

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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

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Climate data for Tzucacab
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)
31.7
(89.1)
33.1
(91.6)
35
(95)
35.9
(96.6)
34.5
(94.1)
33.8
(92.8)
34.0
(93.2)
33.3
(91.9)
32.0
(89.6)
30.5
(86.9)
30
(86)
33
(91)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)
15.9
(60.6)
17.0
(62.6)
18.2
(64.8)
20.3
(68.5)
20.5
(68.9)
19.7
(67.5)
19.7
(67.5)
19.9
(67.8)
19.2
(66.6)
17.3
(63.1)
16
(61)
18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36
(1.4)
36
(1.4)
28
(1.1)
58
(2.3)
97
(3.8)
180
(7.2)
180
(7)
180
(7.2)
190
(7.6)
140
(5.4)
61
(2.4)
56
(2.2)
1,200
(49)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

Communities

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

  • Tzucacab (Municipal Seat)
  • Catmis
  • Ekbalam
  • Corral
  • Noh-Bec

Architectural landmarks

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nuestros municipios - Tzucacab". Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  3. ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
  4. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tzucacab, Yucatán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.