The Municipality of Chemax is one of the 106 subdivisions

Municipalities of Yucatán

The Mexican state of Yucatán is made up of 106 municipios , organized into 9 administrative regions. Most of the names of the municipalities come from the Yucatec Maya language, which is still spoken by more of 30% of the population, according to INEGI ....

 of the State of Yucatán

Yucatán

Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....

 in Mexico

Mexico

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. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Chemax.

Location

This municipality is located in the eastern part of the State of Yucatán

Yucatán

Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....

. It is between latitude 20º 35' and 20º 38' north and longitudes 87º 33' and 88 04' west.

It borders the following municipalities: to the north Temozón

Temozón

The Municipality of Temozón is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Temozón.-Location:This municipality is located in the eastern region of the state...

 and Tizimín

Tizimín

Tizimín is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state...

, to the south Valladolid

Valladolid, Yucatán

Valladolid is a small city in Valladolid Municipality in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state....

, on the east the State of Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo

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 and to the west also by Valladolid

Valladolid, Yucatán

Valladolid is a small city in Valladolid Municipality in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state....

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Communities

The municipality is made up of 170 different communities, of which the most important are:

• Chemax Municipal Seat
• X-Can
• Xalau
• Sisbichen
• X-Catzin

Folk Festivals

• From 10 to 13 June, festival in honor of San Antonio de Padua, patron saint of the town of Chemax.