Samahil Municipality

Samahil
Municipal Palace
Region 1 Poniente #063
Samahil
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°53′09″N 89°53′22″W / 20.88583°N 89.88944°W / 20.88583; -89.88944
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatán Est.1824
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentSamuel Mayen Poot
Area
  Total
185.22 km2 (71.51 sq mi)
 
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
5,008
  Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
  Demonym
Umanense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code063
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

Samahil Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of the legume") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (185.22 km2) of land and is located roughly 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the city of Mérida.