Ticul Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán
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Ticul de Morales Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located in the western part of the state at (20°24′N 89°32′W) 100 km south of the state capital city of Mérida. The municipality, which has an area of 355.12 km2 (137.11 sq mi), in the 2005 census reported 25,621 inhabitants. The city of Ticul which is the municipal seat had a population of 21,147, the ninth-largest community in the state in population. The majority are ethnically Maya. Its largest other towns are Pustunich and Yotholín.
Ticul de Morales | |
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Ticul City Hall | |
 Region 7 Sur #089 | |
  Ticul de Morales Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°24′N 89°32′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | PAN 2018–2021[1] |
| • Municipal President | Camilo Moises Salomon Lopez [2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 355.12 km2 (137.11 sq mi) |
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| Population (2010[3]) | |
• Total | 37,685 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal Code | 97860 |
| Area code | 997 |
| INEGI Code | 089 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Ticul | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31 (88) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20 (0.8) |
130 (5) |
36 (1.4) |
51 (2) |
110 (4.5) |
170 (6.6) |
140 (5.7) |
170 (6.5) |
190 (7.5) |
120 (4.8) |
51 (2) |
41 (1.6) |
1,230 (48.4) |
| Source: Weatherbase[4] | |||||||||||||
Communities
Notable people
Francisco Ché Cacique de Ticul who ruled from 1562 to 1569.
Gallery
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The church at night
City Hall
Church
