Tekax

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Tekax
City
Tekax desde la Ermita de San Diego.jpg
Flag of Tekax
Flag		 Coat of arms of Tekax
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): La Sultana de la Sierra
Location of Tekax in Yucatan
Location of Tekax in Yucatan
Tekax is located in Yucatán (state)
Tekax
Tekax
Location of Tekax in Yucatan
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Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Municipality Tecax Municipality
Seat Tecax
Government
 • Municipal president Fernando Romero Ávila[1] (PRI)
Elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 25 751
Demonym(s) Tecaxican
Postal Code 97970[3]
Prefix 997[4]
Website tecax.com.mx
Shield
Location of Tekax in Yucatán
Church on main square, Tekax

Tekax, sometimes spelled Tecax (in full, Tekax de Álvaro Obregón), is a small city in the Mexican state of Yucatán, located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. in the southernmost part of the state. Tekax (pronounced [teˈkɑʃ]) means "Place of the Forests" in the Yucatec Maya language. Tekax was briefly declared the capital of Yucatán in 1845. Tekax is also the name of the surrounding municipality of which the city of Tekax serves as municipal seat of government.

In the census of 2005 Tekax had a population of 23,524. The municipality of Tekax reported a population of 37,454. It has an area of 3,819.61 km² (1,474.76 sq mi) and is the second-largest municipality in geographical area in the state, after Tizimín. The majority of the population in the municipality have Mayan ancestry.

Climate

Climate data for Tekax
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)		 31.2
(88.2)		 33.7
(92.7)		 35.4
(95.7)		 36
(96.8)		 35
(95)		 34.4
(93.9)		 34.6
(94.3)		 34
(93.2)		 32.7
(90.9)		 31.3
(88.3)		 29.8
(85.6)		 33.16
(91.68)
Average low °C (°F) 15.9
(60.6)		 16.3
(61.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 19.9
(67.8)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21
(69.8)		 21
(70)		 21.3
(70.3)		 20.2
(68.4)		 18.2
(64.8)		 16.3
(61.3)		 19.27
(66.69)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28
(1.1)		 28
(1.1)		 41
(1.6)		 36
(1.4)		 100
(4)		 157
(6.2)		 140
(5.5)		 140
(5.5)		 183
(7.2)		 145
(5.7)		 48
(1.9)		 48
(1.9)		 1,094
(43.1)
Source: Weatherbase [5]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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