Dzemul Municipality
Dzemul | |
|---|---|
Principal Church of Dzemul, Yucatán | |
Municipal location in Yucatán | |
| Coordinates: 21°12′37″N 89°18′32″W / 21.21028°N 89.30889°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Domingo Argimiro Ortega Graniel |
| Area | |
• Total | 123.91 km2 (47.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,489 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 026 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
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Dzemul Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “ravaged mound” is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 123.91 square kilometres (47.84 sq mi) of land and located roughly 47 kilometres (29 mi) northeast of the city of Mérida. There is a large Mayan archaeological site called Xcambo, which is used as a place of worship as there is a chapel built above the Mayan remains.