Peto, Yucatán

Town in the Mexican state of Yucatán

Municipal Seat in Yucatán, Mexico

Peto

Municipal Seat

Church in Peto

Coat of arms

Peto

Coordinates: 20°07′32″N 88°55′17″W﻿ / ﻿20.12556°N 88.92139°W﻿ / 20.12556; -88.92139
Country|  Mexico
State| Yucatán
Municipality| Peto
Founded| 1549
Elevation

| 40 m (130 ft)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 19,821[1]
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal code|

97930

Area code| 997
Demonym| petuleño, petuleña

Peto is a town and the municipal seat of the Peto Municipality, located in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. With a population of approximately 21,456 according to the 2020 census, Peto serves as a cultural and historical center in southeastern Yucatán. The name “Peto” derives from the Mayan words pet (crown) and uj (moon), meaning “crown of the moon.”

## Etymology

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From the Maya pet crown and uj moon thus meaning crowned moon, in reference to a lunar halo.

## Demographics

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## Geography

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### Climate

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|  Peto

Climate chart (explanation)

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## List of mayors

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* Gerónimo Sánchez (1941-1942)
* Wilfrido Alonso (1943-1944)
* Pedro Muñoz Sánchez (1945-1946)
* Francisco Trejo (1947-1949)
* Rosendo Arrollo (1950-1952)
* Guillermo Baduy Ayala (1953-1955)
* José I. Hernández (1956-1958)
* Nicolás Sogbi Canto (1959-1961)
* Casildo Arroyo (1962-1963)
* Juan Escamilla Sosa (1963)
* Sergio Salazar López (1963-1967)
* Zenón Muñoz Martínez (1968-1970)
* César A. Ruiz V. (1971-1973)
* Mario Arturo Pérez (1974-1975)
* Sergio Salazar López (1976-1978)
* Roger Calero Muñoz (1979-1981)
* Felipe Sosa Buenfil (1982-1984)
* Gilberto Góngora Sánchez (1985-1987)
* Héctor Sosa Duarte (1988-1990)
* José Vicente Domínguez Canto (1991-1993)
* Castulo Ake Can (1994-1995)
* Samuel Castillo Yah (1996-1998)
* Ruperto Sánchez Uluhac -(1999-2001)
* Jorge Román Avilez y Manzanilla (2001-2004)
* Gilberto Alonso Navarrete Vázquez (2004-2007)
* José Vicente Domínguez Canto (2007-2010)
* Martha Raquel González Cámara (2010-2012)
* Higinio Chan Acosta (2012-2015)
* Jaime Ariel Hernández Santos (2015-2018)
* Edgar Román Calderón Sosa (2018-2021)

## References

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1. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2010". INEGI.org. National Institute of Statistics and Geography. 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
2. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
3. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644\. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.1633-1644&rft.date=2007&rft_id=info:doi/10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007&rft_id=info:bibcode/2007HESS...11.1633P&rft.aulast=Peel&rft.aufirst=M+C&rft.au=Finlayson,+B+L&rft_id=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Peto,+Yucatán" class="Z3988">

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* Acanceh
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* Izamal
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* Akil
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Municipalities|

| Region 1, Poniente, Yucatán|

* Celestún
* Chocholá
* Halachó
* Hunucmá
* Kinchil
* Kopomá
* Maxcanú
* Opichén
* Samahil
* Tetiz

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Region 2: Noroeste, Yucatán|

* Abalá
* Acanceh
* Baca
* Chicxulub Pueblo
* Conkal
* Ixil
* Kanasín
* Mérida
* Mocochá
* Progreso
* Seyé
* Tahmek
* Tecoh
* Timucuy
* Tixkokob
* Tixpéhual
* Ucú
* Umán
* Yaxkukul

Region 3: Centro, Yucatán|

* Cuzamá
* Hocabá
* Hoctún
* Homún
* Huhí
* Izamal
* Kantunil
* Sanahcat
* Sudzal
* Tekal de Venegas
* Tekantó
* Tepakán
* Teya
* Tunkás
* Xocchel

Region 4: Litoral centro, Yucatán|

* Bokobá
* Cacalchén
* Cansahcab
* Dzemul
* Dzidzantún
* Dzilam de Bravo
* Dzilam González
* Dzoncauich
* Motul
* Muxupip
* Sinanché
* Suma de Hidalgo
* Telchac Pueblo
* Telchac Puerto
* Temax
* Yobaín

Region 5: Noreste, Yucatán|

* Buctzotz
* Calotmul
* Cenotillo
* Espita
* Panabá
* Río Lagartos
* San Felipe
* Sucilá
* Tizimín

Region 6: Oriente, Yucatán|

* Chankom
* Cantamayec
* Chacsinkín
* Chemax
* Chichimilá
* Chikindzonot
* Cuncunul
* Dzitás
* Kaua
* Peto
* Quintana Roo
* Sotuta
* Tahdziú
* Tekom
* Temozón
* Tinúm
* Tixcacalcupul
* Uayma
* Valladolid
* Yaxcabá

Region 7: Sur, Yucatán|

* Akil
* Chapab
* Chumayel
* Dzán
* Mama
* Maní
* Mayapán
* Muna
* Oxkutzcab
* Sacalum
* Santa Elena
* Teabo
* Tekax
* Tekit
* Ticul
* Tixméhuac
* Tzucacab

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