Temozón Municipality

Temozón
Temozón
Municipality
	Temozón Location of the Municipality in Mexico
	Coordinates: 20°55′N 87°55′W / 20.917°N 87.917°W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatan Est.	1824
Municipality Est.	1915
Municipal seat	Temozón
Government
• Type	PRI 2007-2010
• Municipal President	Carlos Manuel Aguilar Loria
Area
• Total	1,087.06 km2 (419.72 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population (2005 )
• Total	14,008
• Demonym	Temozonense
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code	085
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD

Temozón Municipality (in the Yucatec Maya language: “Place of the swirl”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Temozón.

Geography

This municipality is located in the eastern region of the state. It is between latitudes 20° 48 'and 20° 57' north and longitudes 87° 47' and 88 ° 16' west.^[1]

Its northern border is Calotmul - Tizimín, to the south is Valladolid, on the east Chemax and the west Espita and Uayma.^[1]

Communities

The municipality is made up of 99 different communities, of which the most important are:^[1]

Temozón (Municipal Center)
Hunuku
Nahbalam
Yokdzonot Presentado
Santa Rita

Landmarks

Architectural

San Roman Church, built during the colonial period (probably in the eighteenth century). The church of San Antonio de Padua, and the municipal building.^[1]

Archeological

Ek' Balam^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Nuestros municipios - Temozón". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
^ "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.

[municipios-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Nuestros municipios - Temozón". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-11-11.

[Encyclopedia_of_the_Municipalities_of_Mexico:_Yucatan-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.

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