Tecoh Municipality

Tecoh
Municipality
Main square, town of Tecoh, 2021
Main square, town of Tecoh, 2021
Region 2 Noroeste #076
Region 2 Noroeste #076
Tecoh is located in Mexico
Tecoh
Tecoh
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°44′N 89°28′W / 20.733°N 89.467°W / 20.733; -89.467
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
 • Municipal PresidentVictor Armando Pacheco May[1]
Area
 • Total
452.2 km2 (174.6 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2005 [2][3])
 • Total
15,438
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal Code
97820
Area code988
INEGI Code076
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
Municipalities of Yucatan

Tecoh Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located 40 km south-east of Mérida, 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 is Maya. A number of buildings in the town were built atop older Pre-Columbian foundations. "Tecoh" means "Place of the Puma" in the Yucatec Maya language, which is still widely spoken here.

Most of the farms in Tecoh are used to grow henequen, sugar, corn, and tropical fruit.

Communities

Church in Lepán

The municipality is made up of 20 communities, of which the most important are:[1]

  • Tecoh (Municipal Seat)
  • Xcanchakan
  • Telchaquillo
  • Lepan
  • Pixya

Landmarks

  • Cenote Nayah

Architectural

  • A church erected in honor of the Virgin de la Candelaria, a chapel in honor of the Santa Cruz and a church dedicated to the Virgin de la Asunción; all built since colonial times.[1]
  • Hacienda Itzincab Cámara
  • Hacienda Oxtapacab
  • Hacienda Sotuta de Peón (features a 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) narrow gauge[4] horse-drawn tram providing tours around the property)
  • Hacienda Xcanchakán

Archaeological

The archaeological site of Mayapan.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nuestros municipios - Tecoh". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  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.
  4. ^ "Trams of the World 2024" (PDF). Blickpunkt Straßenbahn. January 3, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.