Kanasín is one of the 106 municipalities

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 ....

 located in 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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. It is in the west-central part of state and to the east of the municipality of Mérida

Mérida, Yucatán

Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...

, the state capital, and is a part of the Mérida metropolitan area

Metropolitan areas of Mexico

Metropolitan areas in Mexico have been traditionally defined as the group of municipalities that heavily interact with each other, usually around a core city...

.

As of the 2005 census the city of Kanasin, which is also the municipal seat had a population of 50,357 inhabitants (the second-largest community in the state of Yucatán), while the municipality had a population of 51,774. The third and forth largest communities in 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....

 are Vallaodolid

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....

 and Tizimin

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...

, with populations of 45,868 and 44,151 respectively.

The municipality has an area of 72.81 km² (28 sq mi).

Communities

The municipality is made up of 76 communities, the largest are listed below:

Community	Population
Entire Municipality	51,774
Kanasín	50,357
San Antonio Tehuitz	732
Teya	554
San Celestino	22
- other	109

Architectural Landmarks

A church dedicated to San José, built in the seventeenth century and located in the former estate of Teya and Tecoh.

Local Festivals

December 8 Celebration to honor the Immaculate Conception.

January 29 to February 2 Feast of the Virgin de la Candelaria.

March Popular carnival.