Komchen
Komchén | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 21°06′13″N 89°39′45″W / 21.10361°N 89.66250°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Municipality | Mérida |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 3,778 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| Website | Merida |
Komchén is a community in the Mérida Municipality in the state of Yucatán, located in southeastern Mexico. Komchén is located 15 kilometers north of the city of Mérida, in the northwestern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula and is approximately 20 km from the northern peninsular coast. Its name comes from the Yucatec Mayan and means: In the well of the hollow. Its infrastructure includes, educational services (a kindergarten, a primary school, a high school and a Bachelors School and a municipal library), a clinic of the Mexican Social Security Institute as well as recreational parks and marinas. 90% of its streets are paved.