Tekax Municipality
Tekax | |
|---|---|
Principal Church of Tekax, Yucatán | |
Region 7 Sur #079 | |
| Coordinates: 20°12′07″N 89°17′17″W / 20.20194°N 89.28806°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Consuelo Del Carmen Navarrete Navarro |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,819.61 km2 (1,474.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 40,547 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Umanense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 079 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| Municipalities of Yucatán | |
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Tekax Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "rejected tea or forest of Kax trees") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (3,819.61 km2) of land and is located roughly 125 kilometres (78 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida.