Hoctún Municipality
Hoctún | |
|---|---|
Principal Church of Hoctún, Yucatán | |
Region 3 Centro #035 | |
| Coordinates: 20°51′52″N 89°12′07″W / 20.86444°N 89.20194°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Flor Mireya Acosta Novelo |
| Area | |
• Total | 123.91 km2 (47.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,697 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 009 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
Hoctún Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [xoɣˈtun], in the Yucatec Maya Language: “where the stone is quarried or ripped”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (123.91 km2) of land and located roughly 45 km east of the city of Mérida.