Peto Municipality

Peto
—  Municipality  —
Location of Peto in Yucatán
Peto Location of Peto in Yucatán
Coordinates: 20°07′N 89°55′W / 20.117°N 89.917°W / 20.117; -89.917Coordinates: 20°07′N 89°55′W / 20.117°N 89.917°W / 20.117; -89.917
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
– Type	PRI 2007-2010
– Municipal President	Jose Vicente Dominguez Canto[1]
Area
– Total	3,136 km2 (1,210.8 sq mi)
	[1]
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2005 [2][3])
– Total	22,386
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
INEGI Code	058
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD
Website	Official Website

Peto 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 Mexican state of Yucatán, 135 km to the south-east of state capital Mérida.

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

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nuestros municipios - Peto". http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31058a.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-12. 
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.

Location of Peto in Yucatán