Celestún Municipality
Celestún | |
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Principal Church of Celestún, Yucatán | |
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Seal | |
Region 1 Poniente #011 | |
Celestún Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°51′33″N 90°24′00″W / 20.85917°N 90.40000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Rosa Alba Acosta Narváez |
| Area | |
• Total | 868.63 km2 (335.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,831 |
| • Density | 7.864/km2 (20.37/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Umanense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 011 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| Municipalities of Yucatán | |
Celestún Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "terror of stone") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 868.63 km2 of land and is located roughly 105 kilometres (65 mi) west of the city of Mérida.