Kanasín Municipality

Kanasín Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “tense or strongly tightened”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (72.81 km2) of land and located roughly 5 km east of the city of Mérida.

Kanasín Municipality
Municipality
Principal Church of Kanasín, Yucatán
Region 2 Noroeste #041
Kanasín Municipality
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°56′N 89°34′W
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
City established1921
Government
  Type 2012–2015
  Municipal PresidentCarlos Fernando Andrade Muñoz
Area
  Total72.81 km2 (28.11 sq mi)
 
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total78,709
  Density1,081.02/km2 (2,799.8/sq mi)
  demonym
kanasinense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal Code
97370
Area code999
INEGI Code041
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
Municipalities of Yucatan
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