Kinchil Municipality

Kinchil
Principal Church of Kinchil, Yucatán
Region 1 Poniente #044
Kinchil
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°54′58″N 89°56′49″W / 20.91611°N 89.94694°W / 20.91611; -89.94694
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatán Est.1824
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentMarco Antonio Poot Aguallo
Area
  Total
160.95 km2 (62.14 sq mi)
 
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
6,571
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
  Demonym
Umanense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code044
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

Kinchil Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "Place of the god Kinich") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (160.95 km2) of land and is located roughly 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city of Mérida.