Yaxcabá Municipality

Yaxcabá
Municipal Palace
Yaxcabá
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°04′N 89°02′W / 20.067°N 89.033°W / 20.067; -89.033
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatan Est.1824
Municipality Est.1923
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentMelba Rosana Gamboa Avila
Area
  Total
1,079 km2 (417 sq mi)
 
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
14,802
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code104
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

Yaxcabá (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝaʃkaˈβa]; from Yucatec Maya for 'place of green earth') is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (1079 km2) of land and located roughly 80 km southeast of the city of Mérida.