Chemax Municipality

Chemax
—  Municipality  —
Location of the Municipality in the state of Yucatán
Chemax Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°35′N 87°33′W / 20.583°N 87.55°W / 20.583; -87.55Coordinates: 20°35′N 87°33′W / 20.583°N 87.55°W / 20.583; -87.55
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatan Est.	1824
Municipality Est.	1918[1]
Government
- Municipal President	Lucio Balam Herrera[1]
Area
- Total	1,098.6 km2 (424.2 sq mi)
	[1]
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (2005 [2][3])
- Total	30,023
- Demonym	Chemaxeño
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Postal Code	97770
INEGI Code	019
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD
Website	Official Website

The Municipality of Chemax is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Chemax.

Location

This municipality is located in the eastern part of the State of Yucatán. It is between latitude 20º 35' and 20º 38' north and longitudes 87º 33' and 88 04' west.^[1]

It borders the following municipalities: to the north Temozón and Tizimín, to the south Valladolid, on the east the State of Quintana Roo and to the west also by Valladolid.^[1]

Communities

The municipality is made up of 170 different communities, of which the most important are:^[1]

• Chemax Municipal Seat
• X-Can
• Xalau
• Sisbichen
• X-Catzin

Folk Festivals

• From 10 to 13 June, festival in honor of San Antonio de Padua, patron saint of the town of Chemax.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Nuestros municipios - Chemax". http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31019a.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
2. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_yucatan. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
3. ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 INEGI.