Peto, Yucatán
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Peto is a city, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the centre-south portion of the Mexican state of Yucatán, 135 km to the south-east of state capital Mérida.
[edit] Data
- City population (2005): 18,177
- Municipal population (2005): 25,000 (approx.)
- Coordinates: 20°07′32″N 88°55′17″W
- Founded: 1549
- Elevation: 35 m above sea level
- Municipal president (2007-10): José Vicente Domínguez Canto (PRI)
- Annual fairs: 29 April to 3 May; 26 December to 2 January
- Media: XEPET-AM, a government-run indigenous community radio station
[edit] References
- Peto, Yucatán (Enciclopedia de los municipios de México)
