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Town in the Mexican state of Yucatán Municipal Seat in Yucatán, Mexico
Peto
Municipal Seat
Church in PetoChurch in Peto
Coat of arms of PetoCoat of arms
Peto is located in Yucatán (state)PetoPeto
Coordinates: 20°07′32″N 88°55′17″W / 20.12556°N 88.92139°W / 20.12556; -88.92139
Country Mexico
StateYucatán
MunicipalityPeto
Founded1549
Elevation40 m (130 ft)
Population
 • Total19,821
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal code97930
Area code997
Demonympetuleño, petuleña

Peto is a town and the municipal seat of the Peto Municipality, located in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. With a population of approximately 21,456 according to the 2020 census, Peto serves as a cultural and historical center in southeastern Yucatán. The name “Peto” derives from the Mayan words pet (crown) and uj (moon), meaning “crown of the moon.”

Etymology

From the Maya pet crown and uj moon thus meaning crowned moon, in reference to a lunar halo.

Demographics

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Geography

Climate

Peto
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
    81     24 16     31     26 18     29     29 20     94     30 21     181     31 22     212     28 22     232     27 20     257     28 21     290     26 21     243     24 20     90     24 17     53     24 17
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source:
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
    3.2     75 61     1.2     79 64     1.1     84 68     3.7     86 70     7.1     88 72     8.3     82 72     9.1     81 68     10     82 70     11     79 70     9.6     75 68     3.5     75 63     2.1     75 63
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

List of mayors

  • Gerónimo Sánchez (1941-1942)
  • Wilfrido Alonso (1943-1944)
  • Pedro Muñoz Sánchez (1945-1946)
  • Francisco Trejo (1947-1949)
  • Rosendo Arrollo (1950-1952)
  • Guillermo Baduy Ayala (1953-1955)
  • José I. Hernández (1956-1958)
  • Nicolás Sogbi Canto (1959-1961)
  • Casildo Arroyo (1962-1963)
  • Juan Escamilla Sosa (1963)
  • Sergio Salazar López (1963-1967)
  • Zenón Muñoz Martínez (1968-1970)
  • César A. Ruiz V. (1971-1973)
  • Mario Arturo Pérez (1974-1975)
  • Sergio Salazar López (1976-1978)
  • Roger Calero Muñoz (1979-1981)
  • Felipe Sosa Buenfil (1982-1984)
  • Gilberto Góngora Sánchez (1985-1987)
  • Héctor Sosa Duarte (1988-1990)
  • José Vicente Domínguez Canto (1991-1993)
  • Castulo Ake Can (1994-1995)
  • Samuel Castillo Yah (1996-1998)
  • Ruperto Sánchez Uluhac -(1999-2001)
  • Jorge Román Avilez y Manzanilla (2001-2004)
  • Gilberto Alonso Navarrete Vázquez (2004-2007)
  • José Vicente Domínguez Canto (2007-2010)
  • Martha Raquel González Cámara (2010-2012)
  • Higinio Chan Acosta (2012-2015)
  • Jaime Ariel Hernández Santos (2015-2018)
  • Edgar Román Calderón Sosa (2018-2021)

References

  1. "Population and Housing Census 2010". INEGI.org. National Institute of Statistics and Geography. 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
Yucatán State of Yucatan
Mérida (capital)
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Region 1, Poniente, Yucatán
Region 2: Noroeste, Yucatán
Region 3: Centro, Yucatán
Region 4: Litoral centro, Yucatán
Region 5: Noreste, Yucatán
Region 6: Oriente, Yucatán
Region 7: Sur, Yucatán



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