Temozón Municipality

Temozón
Temozón
Municipality
	Temozón Location of the Municipality in Mexico
	Coordinates: 20°55′N 87°55′W / 20.917°N 87.917°W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatan Est.	1824
Municipality Est.	1915
Municipal seat	Temozón
Government
• Type	PRI 2007-2010
• Municipal President	Carlos Manuel Aguilar Loria
Area
• Total	1,087.06 km2 (419.72 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population (2005 )
• Total	14,008
• Demonym	Temozonense
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code	085
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD

Temozón Municipality (in the Yucatec Maya language: “Place of the swirl”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Temozón.

Geography[edit]

This municipality is located in the eastern region of the state. It is between latitudes 20° 48 'and 20° 57' north and longitudes 87° 47' and 88 ° 16' west.^[1]

Its northern border is Calotmul - Tizimín, to the south is Valladolid, on the east Chemax and the west Espita and Uayma.^[1]

Communities[edit]

The municipality is made up of 99 different communities, of which the most important are:^[1]

Temozón (Municipal Center)
Hunuku
Nahbalam
Yokdzonot Presentado
Santa Rita

Landmarks[edit]

Architectural[edit]

San Roman Church, built during the colonial period (probably in the eighteenth century). The church of San Antonio de Padua, and the municipal building.^[1]

Archeological[edit]

Ek' Balam^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Nuestros municipios - Temozón". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.

[municipios-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Nuestros municipios - Temozón". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-11-11.

[Encyclopedia_of_the_Municipalities_of_Mexico:_Yucatan-2] "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.

[3] Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.

[1]

[2]

[3]