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Tecoh Municipality

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Country
  
Mexico

Elevation
  
16 m (52 ft)

Area
  
452.2 km²

Postal code
  
97820

State
  
Yucatán

INEGI Code
  
076

Capital
  
Tecoh

Area code
  
988

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Time zone
  
Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

Major Airport
  
Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport

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.

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Map of Tecoh Municipality, Yucat%C3%A1n, Mexico

Most of the farms in Tecoh are used to grow henequen, sugar, corn, and tropical fruit.

Communities

The municipality is made up of 20 communities, of which the most important are:

  • Tecoh (Municipal Seat)
  • Xcanchakan
  • Telchaquillo
  • Lepan
  • Pixya

    • Landmarks

  • Cenote Nayah

    • Architectural

  • 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.
  • Hacienda Itzincab Cámara
  • Hacienda Oxtapacab
  • Hacienda Sotuta de Peón
  • Hacienda Xcanchakán

    • Archaeological

    The archaeological site of Mayapan.

    References

    Tecoh Municipality Wikipedia
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