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Coordinates: 20°50′N 89°0′W

Yucatán
Yucatán (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟ͡ʝukaˈtan] ( listen)), officially the Free and Sovereign
State of Yucatán (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán), is one of the 31
Yucatán
states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided State
in 106 municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida.
Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán
It is located on the north 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 north coast.

Before the arrival of Spaniards to the Yucatán Peninsula, the name of this region was
Mayab.[12] In the Mayan language, "ma' ya'ab" is translated as "a few". It was a very Flag
important region for the Mayan civilization, which reached the peak of its development
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here, where the Mayans founded the cities of Chichen Itza, Izamal, Motul, Mayapan, Ek'
Balam and Ichcaanzihóo (also called T'ho), now Mérida.[13] Nickname(s):
La Hermana República de Yucatán
After the Spanish conquest of Yucatán, the Peninsula was a single administrative and (The sister republic of Yucatán)[1][2]
political entity, the Captaincy General of Yucatán. Following independence and the
breakup of the Mexican Empire in 1823, the first Republic of Yucatán was proclaimed,
which was then voluntarily annexed to the Federal Republic of United Mexican States on
December 21, 1823.[3] On March 16, 1841, as a result of cultural and political conflicts
around the federal pact, Yucatán declared its independence from Mexico. forming a
second Republic of Yucatán. Eventually on July 14, 1848, Yucatán was forced to rejoin
Mexico. In 1858, in the middle of the caste war, the state of Yucatán was divided for the
first time, establishing Campeche as a separate state (officially in 1863). During the
Porfiriato, in 1902, the state of Yucatán was divided again to form the Federal territory State of Yucatán within Mexico
that later became the present state of Quintana Roo.[14] Coordinates: 20°50′N 89°0′W

Today, Yucatán is the safest state in Mexico[15][16] and Mérida was awarded City of Peace Country Mexico
in 2011.[17][18] Capital Mérida
Largest city Mérida
Municipalities 106
Admission December 23,
Contents 1823[3][4]
Origin of "Yucatán"
Order 8th[a]

History Government
Pre-Columbian era • Governor Mauricio Vila
Exploration by Spanish soldiers Dosal
Spanish Conquest • Senators[5] Daniel Avila
Canek rebellion, during the colonial Yucatán Ruiz
Yucatán in independent Mexico Adriana Diaz
Republic of Yucatán
Flag of Yucatán
Angelica
Caste War
Araujo
The henequen industry
Late 20th century
• Deputies[6] Federal
Deputies
Geography
Government and politics Area[7]
Government • Total 39,524 km2
Municipalities (15,260 sq mi)

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