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.

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)
	[1]
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

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:^[1]

• 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.^[1]
• Hacienda Itzincab Cámara
• Hacienda Oxtapacab
• Hacienda Sotuta de Peón (features a 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) narrow gauge^[4] horse-drawn tram providing tours around the property)
• Hacienda Xcanchakán

Archaeological

The archaeological site of Mayapan.^[1]

Notable people

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

External links

• Tecoh on colonial-mexico.com