Tixkokob Municipality
Tixkokob | |
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Church of Tixkokob, Yucatán | |
Region 2 Noroeste #093 | |
| Coordinates: 21°00′N 89°24′W / 21.000°N 89.400°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Municipality Est. | 1923 |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.67 km2 (61.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 16,151 |
| • Demonym | Tixkokobenses |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal Code | 97470 |
| Area code | 991 |
| INEGI Code | 093 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
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Tixkokob Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Place of the poisonous snakes”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Tixkokob. The town of Tixkokob is famous within the area for high quality hammock weaving. The municipality made up largely of working class communities.