Xocchel Municipality
Xocchel | |
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Principal Church of Xocchel, Yucatán | |
Region 3 Centro #103 | |
| Coordinates: 20°51′00″N 89°11′20″W / 20.85000°N 89.18889°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Leydi Guadalupe Castro Gamboa |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.65 km2 (20.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,236 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 009 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
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Xocchel Municipality (pronounced [ʃokˈtʃʼel], in the Yucatec Maya Language: “counting jays”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (53.65 km2) of land and located roughly 45 km southeast of the city of Mérida.