Tecoh Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is 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 / 20.733°N 89.467°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Victor Armando Pacheco May[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 452.2 km2 (174.6 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population | |
• 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.
Communities
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The municipality is made up of 20 communities, of which the most important are:[1]
- Tecoh (Municipal Seat)
- Xcanchakan
- Telchaquillo
- Lepan
- Pixya
Landmarks
edit- Cenote Nayah
Architectural
edit- A church erected in honor of the Virgin de la Candelaria, a chapel in honor of the Santa Cruz and a church dedicated to the Virgin de la Asunción; all built since colonial times.[1]
- Hacienda Itzincab Cámara
- Hacienda Oxtapacab
- Hacienda Sotuta de Peón (features a 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) narrow gauge[4] horse-drawn tram providing tours around the property)
- Hacienda Xcanchakán
Archaeological
editNotable people
edit- Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sanchez (Known in Texas as Lorenzo de Zavala)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Nuestros municipios - Tecoh". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
- ^ "Trams of the World 2024" (PDF). Blickpunkt Straßenbahn. January 3, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.