Hoctún Municipality

Hoctún
Principal Church of Hoctún, Yucatán
Region 3 Centro #035
Hoctún
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°51′52″N 89°12′07″W / 20.86444°N 89.20194°W / 20.86444; -89.20194
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentFlor Mireya Acosta Novelo
Area
  Total
123.91 km2 (47.84 sq mi)
 
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
5,697
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

Hoctún Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [xoɣˈtun], in the Yucatec Maya Language: “where the stone is quarried or ripped”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (123.91 km2) of land and located roughly 45 km east of the city of Mérida.