Yucatán (state)
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| State of Yucatán Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán | |||
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| State | |||
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 Location within Mexico | |||
| Coordinates: 20°50′N 89°00′W / 20.833°N 89.000°WCoordinates: 20°50′N 89°00′W / 20.833°N 89.000°W | |||
| Country |
 Mexico | ||
| Capital | Mérida | ||
| Municipalities | 106 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Ivonne Ortega Pacheco PRI | ||
| • Federal Deputies |
PAN: 4 PRI: 1 | ||
| • Federal Senators |
Beatriz Zavala Peniche (PAN) Alfredo Rodríguez (PAN) Cleominio Zoreda (PRI) | ||
| Area Ranked 20th | |||
| • Total | 38,402 km2 (14,827 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 1,818,948 (Ranked 21st) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| HDI (2004) |
0.7778 - medium Ranked 19th | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-YUC | ||
| Postal abbr. | Yuc. | ||
| Website | http://www.yucatan.gob.mx | ||
Yucatán is a state in the east of Mexico. About 1,820,000 people live in Yucatán. Its capital is called Mérida.
