Place:Tecoh, Yucatán, Mexico

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NameTecoh
Alt namesTechohsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates21.25°N 89.783°W
Located inYucatán, Mexico
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Tecoh Municipality is one of 106 municipalities in Yucatán State, Mexico., located 40 km south-east of Mérida, Yucatán. It has a municipal capital of the same name. As of 2003, the city Tecoh had a population of about 8,500 people. Most of the population is Maya. A number of buildings in the town were built atop older Pre-Columbian foundations. "Tecoh" means "Place of the Puma" in the Yucatec Maya language, which is still widely spoken here.

Most of the farms in Tecoh are used to grow henequen, sugar, corn, and tropical fruit.

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