Umán Municipality
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| Coordinates: 20°53′N 89°45′W / 20.883°N 89.75°WCoordinates: 20°53′N 89°45′W / 20.883°N 89.75°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Municipality Est | 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Type | PRI  2007-2010 |
| • Municipal President | William Manuel Quintal López[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 234.30 km2 (90.5 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2005 [2][3]) | |
| • Total | 52,268 |
| • Density | 223.1/km2 (577.8/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Umanense |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
| Postal Code | 97390 |
| Area code(s) | 988 |
| INEGI Code | 101 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| Website | Official Website |
| Municipalities of Yucatán | |
The Municipality of Umán is one of the 106 municipalities in Yucatán state, Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Umán.
Umán is located at 20°53′00″N 89°45′00″W / 20.8833333°N 89.75°W, just southwest of the state capital in Mérida, and is part of the Mérida metropolitan area. As of the census of 2005, the city of Umán had a population of 29,135 people,[3] the seventh-largest community in the state in population. The municipality of which the city serves as municipal seat had a population of 53,268,[3] living on an area of 234.3 km² (90.46 sq mi).[1] Its largest other community outside of the part of the metropolitan area of Merida that lies in the municipality of Umán is the town of Itzincab.
[edit] Nearby cities
Cities nearby the municipal seat of Umán:
- Merida, Yucatan · 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast · 717,175 people
- Kanasin, Yucatan · 18 kilometres (11 mi) east-northeast · 40,027 people
- Progreso, Yucatan · 44 kilometres (27 mi) north · 47,124 people
[edit] Communities
The municipality is made up of 87 communities, the largest are listed below:
| Community | Population[3] |
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| Entire Municipality | 53,268 |
| Umán | 29,135 |
| Mérida | 8,865 |
| Itzincab | 4,744 |
| Bolón | 1,271 |
| Dzibikak | 1,238 |
| Yaxcopoil | 1,102 |
| Oxcum | 1,049 |
| Other | 5,864 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Nuestros municipios - Umán". http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31101a.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_yucatan. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ a b c d Census Results by Locality, 2005 INEGI.
