Chemax Municipality

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Chemax
Municipality
Location o the Municipality in the state o Yucatán
Location o the Municipality in the state o Yucatán
Coordinates: 20°35′N 87°33′W / 20.583°N 87.550°W / 20.583; -87.550
Kintra Mexico
State Yucatán
Municipal seatChemax
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatan Est.1824
Municipality Est.1918[1]
Govrenment
 • Municipal PresesidentLucio Balam Herrera[1]
Area
 • Total1098.6 km2 (424.2 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2005 [2][3])
 • Total30,023
 • Demonym
Chemaxeño
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Staundart Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time)
Postal Code
97770
INEGI Code019
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) Internaitional Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Chemax Municipality is ane o the 106 subdivisions o the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is locatit in the Ceety o Chemax.

Location[eedit | eedit soorce]

This municipality is locatit in the eastren pairt o the State o Yucatán. It is atween latitude 20° 35' an 20° 38' north an langitudes 87° 33' an 88° 04' wast.[1]

It borders the follaein municipalities: tae the north Temozón an Tizimín, tae the sooth Valladolid, on the east the State o Quintana Roo an tae the wast bi Valladolid an aw.[1]

Commonties[eedit | eedit soorce]

The municipality is made up o 170 different commonties, o which the maist important are:[1]

  • Chemax (municipal seat)
  • X-Can
  • Xalau
  • Sisbichen
  • X-Catzin

Fowk festivals[eedit | eedit soorce]

  • Frae 10 tae 13 Juin, festival in honour o San Antonio de Padua, patron saunt o the toun o Chemax.[1]

Climate[eedit | eedit soorce]

Considered a tropical savanna climate teepically wi a pronooncit dry saison. The Köppen Climate Classification subteep for this climate is Aw (Tropical Savanna Climate).[4]

Climate data for Chemax
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average heich °C (°F) 31
(87)
31
(88)
33
(91)
34
(94)
36
(96)
35
(95)
34
(94)
34
(94)
33
(92)
33
(91)
32
(89)
31
(88)
33
(92)
Average law °C (°F) 16
(61)
17
(62)
18
(64)
19
(66)
21
(70)
22
(71)
22
(71)
21
(70)
21
(70)
20
(68)
18
(65)
18
(64)
19
(67)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43
(1.7)
56
(2.2)
46
(1.8)
38
(1.5)
79
(3.1)
150
(5.8)
150
(5.8)
170
(6.6)
160
(6.2)
140
(5.4)
56
(2.2)
51
(2)
1,139
(44.3)
Source: Weatherbase [5]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b c d e f g "Nuestros municipios - Chemax". Archived frae the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "municipios" defined multiple times wi different content
  2. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived frae the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. Census Results by Locality, 2005 INEGI.
  4. Climate Summary for Chemax
  5. "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 14, 2013.

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