Oxkutzcab Municipality

Oxkutzcab Municipality (sometimes spelled as Oxcutzcab) is a municipality, with a municipal seat of the same name in the Mexican state of Yucatán, southeast of Maní, Yucatán, located at 20°18′10″N 89°25′0″W. The name in the Yucatec Maya language means "Place of ramon, tobacco, and honey".

Oxkutzcab
Municipality
"20 de noviembre" Market in Oxkutzcab
"20 de noviembre" Market in Oxkutzcab
Official seal of Oxkutzcab
Seal
Location of Oxkutzcab in Yucatán
Location of Oxkutzcab in Yucatán
Oxkutzcab is located in Mexico
Oxkutzcab
Oxkutzcab
Location of Oxkutzcab in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°18′N 89°25′W
CountryMexico
StateYucatán
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJosé Gualberto Ayora Cámara[1]
Area
 • Total512.23 km2 (197.77 sq mi)
 [1]
Population
 (2005 [2][3])
 • Total27,084
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code056
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

According to the 2005 census, Oxkutzcab had a population of 21,341[3] people in the city and 27,084[3] in the entire municipality, predominantly of Maya descent. Henequen, sugar, tobacco, maize, and fruit are grown commercially in the surrounding area. The municipality has an area of 512.23 km2 (197.77 sq mi) and includes a number of smaller towns, the largest of which are Yaxhachén, Xohuayán, Emiliano Zapata, and Xul. Loltun Cave is 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city.


Climate
Climate data for Oxcutzcab
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)		 31.3
(88.3)		 33.5
(92.3)		 35.5
(95.9)		 37.0
(98.6)		 35.5
(95.9)		 34.9
(94.8)		 34.8
(94.6)		 34.2
(93.6)		 32.3
(90.1)		 30.9
(87.6)		 29.6
(85.3)		 33.3
(91.9)
Average low °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6)		 15.4
(59.7)		 16.8
(62.2)		 19
(66)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.2
(70.2)		 21.3
(70.3)		 20
(68)		 18
(64)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.8
(65.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28
(1.1)		 20
(0.8)		 38
(1.5)		 46
(1.8)		 86
(3.4)		 150
(6.1)		 150
(6.1)		 190
(7.5)		 200
(7.7)		 110
(4.2)		 51
(2)		 51
(2)		 1,130
(44.3)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

References
  1. "Nuestros municipios - Oxcutzcab". Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  2. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  3. Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
  4. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Oxcutzcab, Yucatán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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