Yucatán (state)
State of Yucatán Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán |
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![]() Location within Mexico |
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Country | ![]() |
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Capital | Mérida | ||
Municipalities | 106 | ||
Government | |||
• Governor | Ivonne Ortega Pacheco PRI | ||
• Federal Deputies | PAN: 4 PRI: 1 |
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• Federal Senators | Beatriz Zavala Peniche (PAN) Alfredo Rodríguez (PAN) Cleominio Zoreda (PRI) |
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Area Ranked 20th |
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• 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 |
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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.