Peto Municipality
Peto Municipality is one of 106 municipalities in Yucatán State, Mexico. It has a municipal seat of the same name and is located in the centre-south portion of the Yucatán, 135 km to the south-east of state capital Mérida.
Peto | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() Location of Peto in Yucatán | |
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Coordinates: 20°07′N 89°55′W | |
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Government | |
• Type | PRI ![]() |
• Municipal President | Jose Vicente Dominguez Canto[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,136 km2 (1,211 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,386 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
INEGI Code | 058 |
Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
IATA Code | MID |
ICAO Code | MMMD |
Communities
The municipality is made up of 74 communities, the most important include the following:
- Peto (Municipal Seat)
- Xoy
- Yaxcopil
- Tixhualatun
- Progresito
Additional Data
- City population (2005): 18,177
- City Founded: 1549
- Annual fairs: 29 April to 3 May; 26 December to 2 January
- Media: XEPET-AM, a government-run indigenous community radio station.
References
- "Nuestros municipios - Peto". Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.

Location of Peto in Yucatán
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