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Tecoh Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán

Tecoh Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán

FieldValue
official_nameTecoh
native_name
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineFile:Centro, Tecoh, Yucatan, Mexico - Plaza Central.jpg
imagesize300px
image_captionMain square, town of Tecoh, 2021
image_mapMunicipios de Yucatan con regiones.svg
map_captionRegion 2 Noroeste #076
pushpin_mapMexico
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation of the Municipality in Mexico
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg40px]] Mexico
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1[[File:Flag of Yucatan.svg40px]] Yucatán
leader_titleMunicipal President
leader_nameVictor Armando Pacheco May
area_total_km2452.2
area_note
population_as_of2005
population_total15438
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleDemonym
timezoneCentral Standard Time
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCentral Daylight Time
utc_offset_DST-5
coordinates
elevation_m16
postal_code_typePostal Code
area_code988
postal_code97820
blank_name_sec1INEGI Code
blank_info_sec1076
blank_name_sec2Major Airport
blank_info_sec2Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
blank1_name_sec2IATA Code
blank1_info_sec2MID
blank2_name_sec2ICAO Code
blank2_info_sec2MMMD
footnotesMunicipalities of Yucatan

Tecoh Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located 40 km south-east of Mérida, Yucatán. It has a municipal capital of the same name. As of 2003, the city Tecoh had a population of about 8,500 people. Most of the population is Maya. A number of buildings in the town were built atop older Pre-Columbian foundations. "Tecoh" means "Place of the Puma" in the Yucatec Maya language, which is still widely spoken here.

Most of the farms in Tecoh are used to grow henequen, sugar, corn, and tropical fruit.

Communities

Church in Lepán

The municipality is made up of 20 communities, of which the most important are:

  • Tecoh (Municipal Seat)
  • Xcanchakan
  • Telchaquillo
  • Lepan
  • Pixya

Landmarks

  • Cenote Nayah

Architectural

  • A church erected in honor of the Virgin de la Candelaria, a chapel in honor of the Santa Cruz and a church dedicated to the Virgin de la Asunción; all built since colonial times.
  • Hacienda Itzincab Cámara
  • Hacienda Oxtapacab
  • Hacienda Sotuta de Peón (features a narrow gauge horse-drawn tram providing tours around the property)
  • Hacienda Xcanchakán

Archaeological

The archaeological site of Mayapan.

Notable people

  • Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sanchez (Known in Texas as Lorenzo de Zavala)

References

References

  1. "Nuestros municipios - Tecoh".
  2. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan".
  3. link. (2011-07-22 INEGI.)
  4. (January 3, 2024). "Trams of the World 2024". Blickpunkt Straßenbahn.
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