Tixkokob | |
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.JPG) Church of Tixkokob, Yucatán | |
 Region 2 Noroeste #093 | |
  Tixkokob | |
| Coordinates: 21°00′N 89°24′W / 21.000°N 89.400°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Municipality Est. | 1923[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.67 km2 (61.65 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,151 |
| • Demonym | Tixkokobenses |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal Code | 97470 |
| Area code | 991 |
| INEGI Code | 093 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
Tixkokob Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Place of the poisonous snakes”)[4] is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Tixkokob. The town of Tixkokob is famous within the area for high quality hammock weaving. The municipality made up largely of working class communities.
- ^ a b c "Nuestros municipios - Tixkokob". Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
- ^ "Municipios de Yucatán » Tixkokob". Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán. Retrieved 3 June 2015.