Yucatán

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Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities. The capital and largest city is Mérida. Merida is the primate city of Yucatan, with its metropolitan area, including some of the states largest cities like Kanasin and Uman, being 15 times more populated than the agglomeration of Valladolid, and holding the highest cultural, economic, and financial dominance over the state. Greater Merida holds around of 50% the states 2.3 million people. Located on the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula, it is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest and Quintana Roo to the southeast, with the Gulf of Mexico off its northern coast. Before the arrival of Spaniards, the peninsula was a very important region for the Maya civilization that reached the peak of its development here, where the Maya founded the cities of Chichen Itza, Izamal, Motul...

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