Umán Municipality
| Umán | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 | |
  Umán | |
| Coordinates: 20°53′N 89°45′W / 20.883°N 89.750°WCoordinates: 20°53′N 89°45′W / 20.883°N 89.750°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State |
 Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Municipality Est | 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Type |
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| • Municipal President | William Manuel Quintal López[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 234.30 km2 (90.46 sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2005 [2][3]) | |
| • Total | 52,268 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Umanense |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
| Postal Code | 97390 |
| Area code(s) | 988 |
| INEGI Code | 101 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| Website | Official Website |
| Municipalities of Yucatán | |
The Municipality of Umán is one of the 106 municipalities in Yucatán state, Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Umán.
Umán is located at 20°53′00″N 89°45′00″W / 20.88333°N 89.75000°W, just southwest of the state capital in Mérida, and is part of the Mérida metropolitan area. As of the census of 2005, the city of Umán had a population of 29,135 people,[3] the seventh-largest community in the state in population. The municipality of which the city serves as municipal seat had a population of 53,268,[3] living on an area of 234.3 km² (90.46 sq mi).[1] Its largest other community outside of the part of the metropolitan area of Merida that lies in the municipality of Umán is the town of Itzincab.
Nearby cities
Cities nearby the municipal seat of Umán:
- Merida, Yucatan · 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast · 717,175 people
- Kanasin, Yucatan · 18 kilometres (11 mi) east-northeast · 40,027 people
- Progreso, Yucatan · 44 kilometres (27 mi) north · 47,124 people
Communities
The municipality is made up of 87 communities, the largest are listed below:
| Community | Population[3] |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality | 53,268 |
| Umán | 29,135 |
| Mérida | 8,865 |
| Itzincab | 4,744 |
| Bolón | 1,271 |
| Dzibikak | 1,238 |
| Yaxcopoil | 1,102 |
| Oxcum | 1,049 |
| Other | 5,864 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nuestros municipios - Umán". Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Census Results by Locality, 2005 INEGI.
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