Tahmek Municipality

Tahmek
Principal Church of Tahmek, Yucatán
Region 2 Noroeste #074
Tahmek
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°52′27″N 89°15′22″W / 20.87417°N 89.25611°W / 20.87417; -89.25611
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentMartha Patricia Silveira Puerto
Area
  Total
139.24 km2 (53.76 sq mi)
 
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
3,609
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

Tahmek Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “refuse to embrace”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (139.24 km2) of land and located roughly 39 km southeast of the city of Mérida.