Tekantó Municipality
Tekantó | |
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Municipal Building of Tekantó | |
| Motto: Siyan Kán Tekantó (Illustrious Tekantó) | |
Location of the Tekantó Municipality in Yucatán | |
Location of the municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°01′N 89°06′W / 21.017°N 89.100°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatan Est. | 1824 |
| Municipality Est. | 1900 |
| Named after | Place of the yellow flint |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2007-2010 |
| • Municipal President | Fernando Che Canul |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.25 km2 (18.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 4,079 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Tekantence |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal Codes | Tekanto 97520,
Tixkochoh 97522 |
| Area code | 991 |
| Population History | by Year |
| INEGI Code | 078 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| Municipalities of Yucatán | |
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Tekantó Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Place where there is yellow flint”) is a small (47.25 km²) municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. The municipality was formed in 1900 and its municipal seat is the homonymous locality of Tekantó, at the end of highway 80, 54 km east of Merida.