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′N89°28′W / 20.733°N 89.467°W /20.733; -89.467 | |
| 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 | 34.14/km2 (88.42/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 | |
Tecoh Municipality is amunicipality in theMexicanstate ofYucatán. It is located 40 km south-east ofMérida, 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 isMaya. A number of buildings in the town were built atop olderPre-Columbian foundations. "Tecoh" means "Place of thePuma" in theYucatec Maya language, which is still widely spoken here.
Most of the farms in Tecoh are used to growhenequen,sugar,corn, andtropical fruit.
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The municipality is made up of 20 communities, of which the most important are:[1]
The archaeological site ofMayapan.[1]
