Xocchel Municipality

Xocchel
Principal Church of Xocchel, Yucatán
Principal Church of Xocchel, Yucatán
Region 3 Centro #103
Region 3 Centro #103
Xocchel is located in Mexico
Xocchel
Xocchel
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°51′00″N 89°11′20″W / 20.85000°N 89.18889°W / 20.85000; -89.18889
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentLeydi Guadalupe Castro Gamboa[2]
Area
 • Total
53.65 km2 (20.71 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total
3,236
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code009
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

Xocchel Municipality (pronounced [ʃokˈtʃʼel], in the Yucatec Maya Language: “counting jays”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (53.65 km2) of land and located roughly 45 km southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

  1. ^ "Nuevo local del PRD en Yucatán" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Diario de Yucatán. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Municipios de Yucatán »Xocchel" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Mexico In Figures: Xocchel, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Retrieved 10 June 2015.

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