Yucatán
state of Mexico
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Yucatán is an administrative area established on January 1, 1823 . Its capital is Mérida . The region had a population of 2.3 million as of 2020 [1] and covers an area of 40,000 square kilometers . The average elevation is 30 meters , and it operates in the UTC−06:00 time zone .
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mexico[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Capital: Mérida[5]
- Shares border with: Campeche[6], Quintana Roo[7]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Abalá Municipality[8], Acanceh Municipality[9], Akil[10], Baca[11], Bokobá Municipality[12], Buctzotz[13], Cacalchén Municipality[14], Calotmul Municipality[15], Cansahcab Municipality[16], Cantamayec Municipality[17], Tekax[18], Tixcacalcupul[19], Celestún Municipality[20], Cenotillo Municipality[21]
- Flag: flag of Yucatán[22]
- Legislative body: Congress of Yucatán[23]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Yucatán[24]
- Postal code: 97[25]
- Commons category: Yucatán[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[27]
- Inception: January 1, 1823[28]
- Located in/on physical feature: Yucatan Peninsula[29]
- Official website: http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yucatán[31]
- Commons gallery: Yucatán[32]
- Population: 2,320,898[33]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Yucatán[34]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
- Official name: Yucatán[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Yucatán[40]
Why It Matters
Yucatán has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Yucatán is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]