Chapab Municipality

Chapab Municipality
Region 7 Sur #018
Chapab Municipality
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°27′30″N 89°27′30″W / 20.45833°N 89.45833°W / 20.45833; -89.45833
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentPedro Pablo Zapata Pacheco
Area
  Total
168.62 km2 (65.10 sq mi)
 
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
3,035
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

Chapab Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Place of oily water”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (168.62 km2) of land and located roughly 85 km south of the city of Mérida.