Tzucacab Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It has a municipal seat of the same name.

Geography

Location

Tzucacab Municipality is located in the southern region of the state and falls between latitudes 19° 38' and 20° 09' north and longitudes 88° 59' and 89° 14' west.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Tzucacab
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3) 		31.7
(89.1) 		33.1
(91.6) 		35
(95) 		35.9
(96.6) 		34.5
(94.1) 		33.8
(92.8) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.3
(91.9) 		32.0
(89.6) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30
(86) 		33
(91)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4) 		15.9
(60.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.2
(64.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.2
(66.6) 		17.3
(63.1) 		16
(61) 		18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36
(1.4) 		36
(1.4) 		28
(1.1) 		58
(2.3) 		97
(3.8) 		180
(7.2) 		180
(7) 		180
(7.2) 		190
(7.6) 		140
(5.4) 		61
(2.4) 		56
(2.2) 		1,200
(49)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

Communities

The municipality is made up of 40 different communities, of which the most important are:[1]

  • Tzucacab (Municipal Seat)
  • Catmis
  • Ekbalam
  • Corral
  • Noh-Bec

Architectural landmarks

The Church of St. Francis Xavier, located in the municipal seat Tzucacab, dates back to the colonial era.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nuestros municipios - Tzucacab". Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  3. ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
  4. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tzucacab, Yucatán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.