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Ticul is a city in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name and is located some 100 km south of the state capital, Mérida. In 2000 Ticul had a population of about 28,000 people. The majority are ethnically Maya.

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Settlement.name
Ticul
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipal seat
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File:2002.12.30_07_Plaza_ayuntamiento_Ticul_Yucatan_Mexico.jpg
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Ticul main square and city hall
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Mexico Yucatán
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Yucatán
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Municipality
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Ticul
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_total
32796
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Climate

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Official name
Ticul
Population
32796
Elevation
20
Official website
www.ticul.gob.mx
Image
Ticul Yucatan Church 2002.12.30 05.jpg
Dialing code
997
Licence plate code
31
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Commons category
Ticul
postal code
97860–97864
native label
Ticul
time of earliest written record
1549-00-00
P12749
1510
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Ticul is a city in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name and is located some 100 km south of the state capital, Mérida. In 2000 Ticul had a population of about 28,000 people. The majority are ethnically Maya.

Ticul was a town of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It has been continuously occupied since at least the 7th century BC. After the Spanish conquest of Yucatán Ticul was reestablished as a Spanish colonial town in 1549. The Republic of Yucatán granted Ticul the status of a city in 1847.

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