Centro, Yucatán

Centro is one of the regions of Yucatán, Mexico.[1][2]Merida is the capital of Yucatan, Mexico, and it is located in the central part of the state. It was home to the Mayas. Centro Yucatan is the third municipal region of the State of Yucatan.

Centro
Region
CountryMexico
StateYucatán
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

Language

The Maya language is the second most commonly used and or spoken in Yucatan Mexico. Per the (INEGI 2004) census estimated number of Maya speakers is over 800,000.[3]  

Climate

Based on studies done throughout the period of 15 years (1985-2015) the average climate is high 91 Fahrenheit, low 71 Fahrenheit. The hottest month is in May and coldest is January. [4]  

References
  1. "Regiones de Yucatán, INEGI, 2015". Plataforma Geoweb IDEGeo. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  2. "Municipios de Yucatán". Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  3. Rhodes, Catherine R. "Speaking Maya, Being Maya: Ideological and Institutional Mediations of Language in Contemporary Yucatan". Handbook of the Changing World Language Map.
  4. "Climate & Weather Averages in Merida, Yucatán, Mexico". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

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