Yaxkukul Municipality

Yaxkukul
Principal Church of Yaxkukul, Yucatán
Municipal location in Yucatán
Yaxkukul
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°03′42″N 89°25′12″W / 21.06167°N 89.42000°W / 21.06167; -89.42000
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentJesús Delfino May Tun
Area
  Total
43.43 km2 (16.77 sq mi)
 
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
2,868
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code105
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

Yaxkukul Municipality (in the Yucatec Maya language: "where he first worships God") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán, containing 43.43 kilometres (26.99 mi) of land and located roughly 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the city of Mérida. Survey maps of Yaxkukul cite its full name as "Santa Cruz de Mayo Yaxkukul".