Peto Municipality

Peto
Pet Uj (Yucatec Maya)
Municipality
Location of Peto in Yucatán
Location of Peto in Yucatán
Peto is located in Mexico
Peto
Peto
Coordinates: 20°07′N 89°55′W / 20.117°N 89.917°W / 20.117; -89.917
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
 • TypeMorena 2024-2027
 • Municipal PresidentEmerio Calderón Góngora
Area
 • Total
3,136 km2 (1,211 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2005 [2][3])
 • Total
22,386
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code058
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

Peto Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It has a municipal seat of the same name and is located in the centre-south portion of the Yucatán, 135 km to the south-east of state capital Mérida.

Communities

The municipality is made up of 74 communities, the most important include the following:

Maya sites

Inside the municipality some ancient maya sites are located, including Witzinah, Tixualahtún and Xoy.[4]

Additional Data

City population (2005): 18,177
City Founded: 1549
Annual fairs: 29 April to 3 May; 26 December to 2 January
Media: XEPET-AM, a government-run indigenous community radio station.

References

  1. ^ "Nuestros municipios - Peto". Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
  4. ^ "Municipios de Yucatán: Peto". Gobierno del estado de Yucatán.
Location of Peto in Yucatán