Ticul de Morales Municipality is one of the 106
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Yucatán State,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. 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 355.12 km² (137.11 sq mi), in the 2005 census reported 25,621 inhabitants. The city of
Ticul
Ticul is a city and the municipal seat of the Ticul Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico. It is located some 100 km south of the state capital city of Mérida. In 2000 Ticul had a population of about 28,000 people. The majority are ethnically ...
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:
Civilizations
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (Ethiopia), a populat ...
. Its largest other towns are
Pustunich
Pustunich is a town located in the Ticul Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico. It is located 86 km from the state capital, Mérida, and 3 km southeast from Ticul
Ticul is a city and the municipal seat of the Ticul Municipality, Yucatá ...
and
Yotholín.
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 and the municipal seat of the Ticul Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico. It is located some 100 km south of the state capital city of Mérida. In 2000 Ticul had a population of about 28,000 people. The majority are ethnically ...
(Municipal Seat)
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Pustunich
Pustunich is a town located in the Ticul Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico. It is located 86 km from the state capital, Mérida, and 3 km southeast from Ticul
Ticul is a city and the municipal seat of the Ticul Municipality, Yucatá ...
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Yotholín
*Plan Chac Número Cinco
*Unidades de Riego
Important people
Francisco Ché Cacique de Ticul who ruled from 1562-1569.
Picture 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