Yucatán

Also known as Yucatán State, Yucatan State, Yucatan, MX-YUC

Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida.

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Yucatán is one of Mexico's 31 states, located on the Yucatan Peninsula with its capital in the city of Mérida, and it is subdivided into 106 municipalities. As a federal entity of Mexico, it is part of the country's system of government alongside Mexico City and the other states.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Yucatán
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: Templo_de_los_Guerreros.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Temple of the Warriors (part of Chichen Itza)
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Yucatan.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 70px
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Yucatan.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120px
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag of the Republic of Yucatán
Settlement.nickname: ("The sister Republic of Yucatán")
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mérida
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Largest metro
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Greater Mérida
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name3: 106

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Yucatán
Demonym: Yucateco
Population: 2320898
Area: 39612
Elevation: 30
Official website: www.yucatan.gob.mx
Image: La lluvia - Dzilam de Bravo, Yucatán.jpg

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Commons category: Yucatán
postal code: 97
inception: 1823-01-01
Commons gallery: Yucatán
native label: Yucatán
P12749: Satureja montana

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Contents

Etymology
History
Pre-Columbian era
Exploration by Spanish soldiers
Spanish conquest
Canek rebellion, during the colonial Yucatán
Yucatán in independent Mexico
Republic of Yucatán
Flag of the Republic of Yucatán
Caste War
The henequen industry
Late 20th century
Geography
Demography
Largest cities
Languages
Korean immigration
Government and politics
Government
Municipalities
Politics
Media
Food
Safety
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

Located on the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula, it is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest and Quintana Roo to the southeast, with the Gulf of Mexico off its northern coast.