Tunkás Municipality
Tunkás | |
|---|---|
Region 3 Centro #097 | |
| Coordinates: 20°54′04″N 88°45′05″W / 20.90111°N 88.75139°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Maria Elena Dominguez Kuh |
| Area | |
• Total | 514.79 km2 (198.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 ) | |
• Total | 3,464 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 097 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
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Tunkás Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya language: “bad or ugly stone”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 514.79 square kilometres (198.76 sq mi) of land and located roughly 98 kilometres (61 mi) east of the city of Mérida.
The municipality relies on farming for the majority of its economy, along with remittances from emigrants. Tunakseños migrate to the beach resorts of Quintana Roo, mostly Cancún and Playa del Carmen, as well as to the United States. Large concentrations of people from Tunkás can be found in Inglewood and Anaheim, both in California.