Chemax Municipality
Chemax | |
|---|---|
Principal Church of Chemax | |
Region 6 Oriente #019 | |
| Coordinates: 20°35′00″N 87°33′00″W / 20.58333°N 87.55000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Municipal seat | Chemax |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Lucio Balam Herrera |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,098.6 km2 (424.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 33,490 |
| Demonym | Chemaxeño |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 019 |
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Chemax Municipality (Yucatec Maya: [tʃeˈmaʃ], “monkey's tree”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 1,098.6 km2 of land and located roughly 185 km east of the city of Mérida.