Ticul de Morales Municipality is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Yucatán
Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida.
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. It is located in the western part of the state at () 100 km south of the state capital city of
Mérida. The municipality, which has an area of , in the 2005 census reported 25,621 inhabitants. The city of
Ticul
Ticul is a city in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name and is located some 100 km south of the state capital, Mérida. In 2000 Ticul had a population of about 28, ...
which is the municipal seat had a population of 21,147, the ninth-largest community in the state in population. The majority are ethnically
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a p ...
. Its largest other towns are
Pustunich and
Yotholín.
Geography
Climate
Communities
The municipality is made up of 32 communities the most important are as follows:
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Ticul
Ticul is a city in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name and is located some 100 km south of the state capital, Mérida. In 2000 Ticul had a population of about 28, ...
(Municipal Seat)
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Pustunich
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Yotholín
*Plan Chac Número Cinco
*Unidades de Riego
Notable people
Francisco Ché Cacique de Ticul who ruled from 1562 to 1569.
Gallery
Image:2002.12.28_07_Iglesia_noche_Ticul_Yuc.jpg,
Image:Ticul_Yucatan_2002.12.30_03.jpg, City Hall
Image:Ticul_Yucatan_Church_2002.12.30_05.jpg, Church
References
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Municipalities of Yucatán