Peto Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It has a municipal seat of the same name and is located in the centre-south portion of the Yucatán, 135 km to the south-east of state capital Mérida.
Communities The municipality is made up of 74 communities, the most important include the following:
Peto (Municipal Seat) Xoy Yaxcopil Tixhualatun Progresito
Maya sites Inside the municipality some ancient maya sites are located, including Witzinah, Tixualahtún and Xoy.
Additional Data City population (2005): 18,177 City Founded: 1549 Annual fairs: 29 April to 3 May; 26 December to 2 January Media: XEPET-AM, a government-run indigenous community radio station.
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