Oxkutzcab | |
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 "20 de noviembre" Market in Oxkutzcab | |
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 Location of Oxkutzcab in Yucatán | |
  Oxkutzcab Location of Oxkutzcab in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:20°18′N89°25′W / 20.300°N 89.417°W /20.300; -89.417 | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | José Gualberto Ayora Cámara[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 512.23 km2 (197.77 sq mi) |
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| Population | |
• Total | 27,084 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 056 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
Oxkutzcab Municipality is amunicipality, with a municipal seat of thesame name in theMexicanstate ofYucatán, southeast ofManí, Yucatán, located at20°18′10″N89°25′0″W / 20.30278°N 89.41667°W /20.30278; -89.41667. The name in theYucatec Maya language means "Place oframon,tobacco, andhoney".[citation needed]
According to the 2005 census, Oxkutzcab had a population of 21,341[3] people in the city and 27,084[3] in the entire municipality, predominantly ofMaya descent.Henequen,sugar,tobacco,maize, andfruit are grown commercially in the surrounding area. The municipality has an area of 512.23 km2 (197.77 sq mi) and includes a number of smaller towns, the largest of which are Yaxhachén, Xohuayán, Emiliano Zapata, and Xul.Loltun Cave is 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city.
| Climate data for Oxcutzcab | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.5 (92.3) | 35.5 (95.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19 (66) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20 (68) | 18 (64) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.8 (65.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) | 20 (0.8) | 38 (1.5) | 46 (1.8) | 86 (3.4) | 150 (6.1) | 150 (6.1) | 190 (7.5) | 200 (7.7) | 110 (4.2) | 51 (2) | 51 (2) | 1,130 (44.3) |
| Source: Weatherbase[4] | |||||||||||||
