Ticul Municipality

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
Municipality
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)
	[2]
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
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

The municipality is made up of 32 communities the most important are as follows:

• Ticul (Municipal Seat)
• Pustunich
• Yotholín
• Plan Chac Número Cinco
• Unidades de Riego

Notable people

Francisco Ché Cacique de Ticul who ruled from 1562 to 1569.

Gallery

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  The church at night
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  City Hall
• 
  Church