Tekax
Tekax | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: La Sultana de la Sierra | |
Location of Tekax in Yucatan | |
| Coordinates: 20°12′07″N 89°17′17″W / 20.20194°N 89.28806°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Municipality | Tekax Municipality |
| Seat | Tecax |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Fernando Romero Ávila (PRI) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 25 751 |
| Demonym | Tecaxican |
| Postal Code | 97970 |
| Prefix | 997 |
| Website | tecax |
Tekax (from Mayan: Kʼáax), officially Tekax de Álvaro Obregón is a capital city of the municipality of the same name, located in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It has an average height of 37 m above sea level. n. m. and is located at a distance of 115 km from the state capital, the city of Mérida, 10 km from Akil, 18 km from Oxkutzcab and 34 km from Ticul.