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Ticul Municipality

Coordinates: 20°24′N 89°32′W / 20.400°N 89.533°W / 20.400; -89.533
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Ticul de Morales
Ticul City Hall
Ticul City Hall
Region 7 Sur #089
Region 7 Sur #089
Ticul de Morales is located in Mexico
Ticul de Morales
Ticul de Morales
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°24′N 89°32′W / 20.400°N 89.533°W / 20.400; -89.533
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
 • TypePAN 2018–2021[1]
 • Municipal PresidentCamilo Moises Salomon Lopez [2]
Area
 • Total355.12 km2 (137.11 sq mi)
 [2]
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total37,685
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal Code
97860
Area code997
INEGI Code089
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

Ticul de Morales Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located in the western part of the state at (20°24′N 89°32′W / 20.400°N 89.533°W / 20.400; -89.533) 100 km south of the state capital city of Mérida. The municipality, which has an area of 355.12 km2 (137.11 sq mi), in the 2005 census reported 25,621 inhabitants. The city of Ticul which is the municipal seat had a population of 21,147, the ninth-largest community in the state in population. The majority are ethnically Maya. Its largest other towns are Pustunich and Yotholín.

Geography

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Climate

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Climate data for Ticul
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)
31.7
(89.1)
34.1
(93.4)
36.7
(98.1)
37.7
(99.9)
35.7
(96.3)
35.3
(95.5)
35.1
(95.2)
34.3
(93.7)
32.6
(90.7)
31
(88)
29.9
(85.8)
33.7
(92.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15
(59)
15.9
(60.6)
17.6
(63.7)
19.4
(66.9)
21.3
(70.3)
21.9
(71.4)
21.2
(70.2)
21.6
(70.9)
21.7
(71.1)
20.6
(69.1)
18.0
(64.4)
16.3
(61.3)
19.2
(66.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20
(0.8)
130
(5)
36
(1.4)
51
(2)
110
(4.5)
170
(6.6)
140
(5.7)
170
(6.5)
190
(7.5)
120
(4.8)
51
(2)
41
(1.6)
1,230
(48.4)
Source: Weatherbase[4]

Communities

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The municipality is made up of 32 communities the most important are as follows:

Notable people

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Francisco Ché Cacique de Ticul who ruled from 1562 to 1569.

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References

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  1. ^ "Presidente Municipal" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI. 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Municipios de Yucatán »Santa Elena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Mexico In Figures:Sacalum, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ticul, Yucatán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.