Peto, Yucatán
Encyclopedia
Peto is one of 106 municipalities
in Yucatán
state
, Mexico
. It has a municipal seat of the same name and is located in the centre-south portion of the Mexican state of Yucatán
, 135 km to the south-east of state capital Mérida
.
Municipalities of Yucatán
The Mexican state of Yucatán is made up of 106 municipios , organized into 9 administrative regions. Most of the names of the municipalities come from the Yucatec Maya language, which is still spoken by more of 30% of the population, according to INEGI ....
in Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
state
States of Mexico
The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It has a municipal seat of the same name and is located in the centre-south portion of the Mexican state of Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
, 135 km to the south-east of state capital Mérida
Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
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Communities
The municipality is made up of 74 communities, the most important include the following:- Peto (Municipal Seat)
- Yaxcopil
- Tixhualatun
- Progresito
Additional Data
- City population (2005): 18,177
- City Founded: 1549
- Annual fairs: 29 April to 3 May; 26 December to 2 January
- Media: XEPET-AMXEPET-AMXEPET-AM is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish and Yucatec Maya from Peto in the Mexican state of Yucatán....
, a government-run indigenous community radio station.