Motul Municipality

Motul
Church of San Juan Bautista in Motul, Yucatán
Church of San Juan Bautista in Motul, Yucatán
Location of Motul in Yucatan
Location of Motul in Yucatan
Motul is located in Mexico
Motul
Motul
Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 21°05′42″N 89°16′59″W / 21.09500°N 89.28306°W / 21.09500; -89.28306
CountryMexico
StateYucatán
Government
 • TypePRI, 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentJose Julian Pech Aguilar[2]
Area
 • Total
297.63 km2 (114.92 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total
33,978
Time zoneUTC-6 (CT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
INEGI Code009

Motul Municipality (in the Yucatec Maya language: 'place of no overflowing') is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It contains 297.63 km2 (114.92 sq mi) of land and is roughly 45 km (28 mi) east of the city of Mérida.[2]

In June 2023, Motul was nombrated 'Pueblo Mágico' by SECTUR (Tourism Secretary)[4]

  1. ^ "Yucatán". PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO INSTITUCIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Municipios de Yucatán » Motul" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Mexico In Figures: Motul, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ^ Yucatán GOB (2024-02-01). "Yucatán cuenta con 3 Pueblos Mágicos nuevos". yucatan.gob.

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