Kanasín

Kanasín is one of the 106 municipalities located in the state of Yucatán in Mexico. It is in the west-central part of state and to the east of the municipality of Mérida, the state capital, and is a part of the Mérida metropolitan area. As of the 2005 census the city of Kanasin, which is also the municipal seat had a population of 50,357 inhabitants (the second-largest community in the state of Yucatán), while the municipality had a population of 51,774. The third and forth largest communities in Yucatán are Vallaodolid and Tizimin, with populations of 45,868 and 44,151 respectively. The municipality has an area of 72.81 km (28 sq mi). The municipality is made up of 76 communities, the largest are listed below: A church dedicated to San...