Tixkokob
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Tixkokob | |
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  Tixkokob Location in Yucatan  Tixkokob Tixkokob (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 21°00′08″N 89°23′37″W / 21.00222°N 89.39361°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatan |
| Municipality | Tixkokob |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 10,968 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| ZIP code | 97470 |
| Area code | 985 |
| INEGI Code | 310930001[2] |
Tixkokob (Spanish pronunciation: [tiʃ.koˈkoβ], meaning place of poisonous snakes in Mayan) is a town in the Mexican state of Yucatán, located in the north central part of the state. It is the seat of Tixkokob Municipality and is located about 24 miles east of the city of Mérida. As of 2005 it has a population of 10,338.
