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Valladolid, Yucatan

Valladolid
City
Coat of arms of Valladolid
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): La Sultana del Oriente
(The Sultan of the East)
Motto: Cuatro Veces Heróica
(Four Times Heroic)
Location of Valladolid within State of Yucatan
Location of Valladolid within State of Yucatan
Valladolid is located in Mexico
Valladolid
Valladolid
Location of Valladolid within Mexico
Coordinates: 20°41′22″N 88°12′06″W / 20.68944°N 88.20167°W / 20.68944; -88.20167Coordinates: 20°41′22″N 88°12′06″W / 20.68944°N 88.20167°W / 20.68944; -88.20167
Country  Mexico
State  Yucatán
Municipality Valladolid
City Founded May 28, 1540
Founded by Francisco de Montejo (the Nephew)
IDH Increase 0.7745high
Government
 • Municipal president

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(2015-2018)
Area
 • Total 431.4 sq mi (1,117 km2)
Elevation 30 ft (9 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 48,973
 • Density 110/sq mi (44/km2)
Demonym(s) Vallisoletano(a)
Time zone Central Standard Time
 • Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC)
ZIP 97780
Calling Code 985
Climate Aw

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Valladolid (Saki' in Maya) (Spanish About this sound  ) is a city located in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, situated in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state of Yucatan and it is the head seat of Valladolid Municipality

At the census of 2010 the population of the city was 45,868 inhabitants (the third-largest community in the state), and that of the municipality was 74,217. The municipality has an areal extent of 945.22 km² (364.95 sq mi) and includes many outlying communities, the largest of which are Popolá, Kanxoc, Yalcobá, and Xocén. Valladolid is located approximately 160 km east of the capital of the state of Yucatán Mérida, Yucatán and 40 km east of Chichen Itza As well Approx. 150 km. west of Cancun and 130 km northwest of Playa del Carmen and Tulum


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