Tekax

Tekax, sometimes spelled Tecax (in full, Tekax de Álvaro Obregón), is a small city in the Mexican state of Yucatán, located at 20°12′07″N 89°17′17″W in the southernmost part of the state. Tekax (pronounced [teˈkɑʃ]) means "Place of the Forests" in the Yucatec Maya language. Tekax was briefly declared the capital of Yucatán in 1845. Tekax is also the name of the surrounding municipality of which the city of Tekax serves as municipal seat of government.

Church on main square, Tekax
Tekax
City
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
La Sultana de la Sierra
Location of Tekax in Yucatan
Tekax
Location of Tekax in Yucatan
Tekax
Tekax (Mexico)
Coordinates: 21°08′33″N 88°09′53″W
CountryMexico
StateYucatán
MunicipalityTecax Municipality
SeatTecax
Government
 • Municipal presidentFernando Romero Ávila[1] (PRI)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total25 751
Demonym(s)Tecaxican
Postal Code
97970[3]
Prefix997[4]
Websitetecax.com.mx

In the census of 2005 Tekax had a population of 23,524. The municipality of Tekax reported a population of 37,454. It has an area of 3,819.61 km² (1,474.76 sq mi) and is the second-largest municipality in geographical area in the state, after Tizimín. The majority of the population in the municipality have Mayan ancestry.

Climate
Climate data for Tekax
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)		 31.2
(88.2)		 33.7
(92.7)		 35.4
(95.7)		 36.0
(96.8)		 35
(95)		 34.4
(93.9)		 34.6
(94.3)		 34.0
(93.2)		 32.7
(90.9)		 31.3
(88.3)		 29.8
(85.6)		 33.2
(91.8)
Average low °C (°F) 15.9
(60.6)		 16.3
(61.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 19.9
(67.8)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21
(70)		 21.3
(70.3)		 20.2
(68.4)		 18.2
(64.8)		 16.3
(61.3)		 19.3
(66.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28
(1.1)		 28
(1.1)		 41
(1.6)		 36
(1.4)		 100
(4)		 160
(6.2)		 140
(5.5)		 140
(5.5)		 180
(7.2)		 140
(5.7)		 48
(1.9)		 48
(1.9)		 1,090
(42.9)
Source: Weatherbase [5]

References
  1. IPEPAC. "Directorio de alcaldes electos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (2010). "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)".
  3. Servicio Postal Mexicano. "Consulta Códigos Postales". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  4. Telmex. "Claves LADA". Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  5. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tekax, Yucatán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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