Valladolid, Yucatán
Valladolid | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): La Sultana del Oriente (The Sultaness of the East) | |
| Motto(s): Cuatro Veces Heróica (Four Times Heroic) | |
| Coordinates: 20°41′22″N 88°12′06″W / 20.68944°N 88.20167°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Municipality | Valladolid |
| Founded | May 28, 1543 |
| Founded by | Francisco de Montejo (the Nephew) |
| Named after | Valladolid, Spain |
| HDI | 0.7745 high |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Enrique Ayora Sosa (2018-2021) |
| Area | |
• Total | 431.4 sq mi (1,117 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 56,494 |
| • Density | 130/sq mi (51/km2) |
| Demonym | Vallisoletano(a) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 97780 |
| Calling Code | 985 |
| Climate | Aw |
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Valladolid (Spanish: [baʝaðoˈlið] ⓘ; Sakiʼ in Maya) is a city located in the eastern region of the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is the seat of Valladolid Municipality. As of the 2020 census the population of the city was 56,494 inhabitants (the third-largest community in the state after Kanasín), and that of the municipality was 85,460. Valladolid is located approximately 170 km (105 mi) east of the state capital Mérida, 40 km (25 mi) east of Chichén Itzá, and 150 km (93 mi) west of Cancún.
On August 30, 2012, Valladolid became part of the Pueblo Mágico promotional initiative led by the federal Secretariat of Tourism.