Kaua Municipality
Kaua | |
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Municipal Hall of Kaua | |
Region 6 Oriente #043 | |
Kaua Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°37′09″N 88°24′56″W / 20.61917°N 88.41556°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Type | 2012–2015 |
| • Municipal President | Edgar René Perera Caamal |
| Area | |
• Total | 214.60 km2 (82.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,761 |
| • Density | 12.87/km2 (33.32/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Umanense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 043 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| Municipalities of Yucatán | |
Kaua Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "is it bitter?") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 214.60 km2 of land and is located roughly 135 kilometres (84 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida.