"It is located on the north 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 north coast.
Before the arrival of Spaniards to the Yucatán Peninsula, the name of this region was Mayab.[16] In the Mayan language, "ma´ ya´ab" is translated as "a few". It was a very important region for the Mayan civilization, which reached the peak of its development here, where the Mayans founded the cities of Chichen Itza, Izamal, Motul, Mayapan, Ek´ Balam and Ichcaanzihóo (also called T´ho), now Mérida.[17]" - (en.wikipedia.org 07.03.2020)
- Latitude20.833333969116
- Longitude-89
- Population1761761
