Mérida (municipality)
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The Municipality of Mérida is one of the 106 subdivisions
of the State of Yucatán
and is located in the center west of the state. Its municipal seat is the city of Mérida
. In addition to the municipal seat the largest communities in the municipality include, Caucel, Cholul, Komchén
, Chablekal and San José Tzal.
The municipal government is headed by the municipal president of Mérida
(or mayor of Mérida).
has no surface water streams, but there are cenotes both underground and at the surface (collapsed caverns). The climate is semi-humid, with temperature range between a maximum of 40 °C and minimum 14 °C.
, the municipality includes 47 larger named communities (50 people or more as of 2005) that are listed below, along with numerous smaller ones (not listed).
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Municipalities of Yucatán
The Mexican state of Yucatán is made up of 106 municipios , organized into 9 administrative regions. Most of the names of the municipalities come from the Yucatec Maya language, which is still spoken by more of 30% of the population, according to INEGI ....
of the State of Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
and is located in the center west of the state. Its municipal seat is the city of Mérida
Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
. In addition to the municipal seat the largest communities in the municipality include, Caucel, Cholul, Komchén
Komchen
Komchén is a community in the Municipality of Mérida in the state of Yucatan, located in southeastern Mexico. Komchén is located 15 kilometers north of the city of Mérida, in the northwestern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula and is approximately 20 km from the northern peninsular coast. Its...
, Chablekal and San José Tzal.
The municipal government is headed by the municipal president of Mérida
Municipal president of Mérida, Yucatán
List of recent municipal presidents of Mérida, Yucatán.-See also:*Municipality of Mérida...
(or mayor of Mérida).
Geography and climate
The city of Mérida has an area of 858.41 km ², its land is virtually flat, without any areas of the elevation, like much of the Yucatan PeninsulaYucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...
has no surface water streams, but there are cenotes both underground and at the surface (collapsed caverns). The climate is semi-humid, with temperature range between a maximum of 40 °C and minimum 14 °C.
Communities
In addition to the municipal capital, MéridaMérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
, the municipality includes 47 larger named communities (50 people or more as of 2005) that are listed below, along with numerous smaller ones (not listed).
| Community | Pop | Community | Pop | Community | Pop |
| Mérida Mérida, Yucatán Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast... |
734,153 | Leona Vicario | 1,822 | Seminario San Pablo | 53 |
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| Caucel | 6,655 | Molas | 1,859 | Sierra Papacal | 986 |
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| Chablekal | 3,165 | Noc Ac | 437 | Sitpach | 1,502 |
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| Chalmuch | 454 | Oncán | 606 | Susulá | 447 |
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| Cheumán | 197 | Opichén | 327 | Suytunchén | 92 |
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| Cholul | 5,161 | Petac | 183 | Tahdzibichén | 678 |
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| Cosgaya | 584 | Sac-Nicté | 278 | Tamanché | 555 |
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| Dzibilchaltún Dzibilchaltun left|thumb|Temple of the Seven Dolls.right|thumb|Sacbe at Dzibilchaltun.right|thumb|Interior of the Temple of the Seven Dolls.right|thumb|Ruins of the colonial [[Capilla Abierta|open chapel]].right|thumb|Cenote at Dzibilchaltun.Dzibilchaltún is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of... | 156 | San Antonio Hool | 135 | Temozón Norte | 270 |
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| Dzidzilché | 153 | San Antonio Tzacalá | 618 | Texán Cámara | 483 |
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| Dzityá | 1,496 | San Diego Texán | 81 | Tixcacal | 765 |
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| Dzoyaxché | 412 | San Ignacio Tesip | 329 | Tixcuytún | 348 |
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| Dzununcán | 1,528 | San José Tzal | 3,092 | Xcanatún | 1,350 |
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| Hunxectamán | 104 | San Pedro Chimay | 1,012 | Xcunyá | 837 |
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| Kikteil | 216 | Santa Cruz Palomeque | 718 | Xmatkuil | 357 |
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| Komchén Komchen Komchén is a community in the Municipality of Mérida in the state of Yucatan, located in southeastern Mexico. Komchén is located 15 kilometers north of the city of Mérida, in the northwestern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula and is approximately 20 km from the northern peninsular coast. Its... | 3,778 | Santa María Chí | 328 | Yaxché Casares | 50 |
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| La Ceiba | 1,023 | Santa María Yaxché | 50 | Yaxnic | 703 |