Tecoh Municipality

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.

Country Mexico

Elevation

16 m (52 ft)

Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)

Postal Code

97820

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Tecoh
Municipality
Main square, town of Tecoh, 2021
Region 2 Noroeste #076
Tecoh Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°44′N 89°28′W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
• Municipal President	Victor Armando Pacheco May[1]
Area
• Total	452.2 km2 (174.6 sq mi)
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Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2005 [2][3])
• Total	15,438
• Density	34.14/km2 (88.42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal Code	97820
Area code	988
INEGI Code	076
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD
Municipalities of Yucatan

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