Maxcanú Municipality

Maxcanú is a municipality (municipio) in the wastren/soothwastren section o Mexican state o Yucatán. Its seat is the toun o Maxcanú. The municipality covers a aurie o approximately 1,321 km² an haes a total population o ower 18,800 inhabitants.

Maxcanú
Municipality
Location o Maxcanú in Yucatán
Location o Maxcanú in Yucatán
Maxcanú is located in Mexico
Maxcanú
Maxcanú
Location o Maxcanú in Yucatán
Coordinates: 20°36′N 89°54′W / 20.600°N 89.900°W / 20.600; -89.900Coordinates: 20°36′N 89°54′W / 20.600°N 89.900°W / 20.600; -89.900
Kintra Mexico
State Yucatán
Govrenment
 • Municipal PresesFausto Jose Pereyra Carmona[1]
Area
 • Total1320.82 km2 (509.97 sq mi)
 [1]
Population
 (2005[2][3])
 • Total20,830
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Staundart Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time)
INEGI Code048
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) Internaitional Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
WebsiteNuestros municipios - Maxcanú

The municipality shares borders wi the follaein adjacent municipalities: Celestún, Samahíl, an Kinchil to the north, Chocholá, Kopomá, an Opichén tae the east, an Halachó tae the sooth. A smaw portion o its soothren border is shared wi the State o Campeche an aw.

Commonties eedit

Those considered the mair important are, Chunchucmil, Kanach, Cochol, Paraiso, Santa Rosa an Santo Domingo. An the Haciendas o Simón, Xlam Riti, Crucero Copop, Ché, Canzote, Memu y Xamail. The minor touns in the municipality are: San Rafael, San Fernando, Granada, Chactún, Sombrilla, Chan Chocholá an Coahuilá.[1]

Landmarks eedit

Airchaeological eedit

A temple dedicatit tae Oor Lady o Munt Caramel that wis built in the seiventeent hunderyear an twa chapels, the first in honor o St. Michael the Airchangel an the seicont at the Three Crosses; an three umwhile haciendas Kochol cried Santo Domingo, Grenada an Santa Rosa.[1]

Prehispanic eedit

Thare is an airchaeological steid locatit near Chunchucmil, bearin the same name.[1]

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References eedit

  1. a b c d e "Nuestros municipios - Maxcanú". Archived frae the original on 26 Februar 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  2. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived frae the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. Census Results by Locality, 2005 INEGI.

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