Peto_Municipality

Peto Municipality

Peto Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán

Peto Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It has a municipal seat of the same name and is located in the centre-south portion of the Yucatán, 135 km to the south-east of state capital Mérida.

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Communities

The municipality is made up of 74 communities, the most important include the following:

  • Peto (Municipal Seat)
  • Xoy
  • Yaxcopil
  • Tixhualatun
  • Progresito

Additional Data

City population (2005): 18,177
City Founded: 1549
Annual fairs: 29 April to 3 May; 26 December to 2 January
Media: XEPET-AM, a government-run indigenous community radio station.

References

  1. [1]
    "Nuestros municipios - Peto". Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. [3]
    Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
Location of Peto in Yucatán
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