Cansahcab Municipality

Cansahcab
Principal Church of Cansahcab, Yucatán
Region 4 Litoral centro #009
Cansahcab
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°10′N 89°06′W / 21.167°N 89.100°W / 21.167; -89.100
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentFelipe Chan May
Area
  Total
146.9 km2 (56.7 sq mi)
 
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
4,696
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code009
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

Cansahcab Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: "Place of the four white caves") is a small (146.90 km²) municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán located roughly 50 km southeast of the state capital of Mérida.