Motul (Mexico)
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- BGN(Motul [brief] de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, ppl, 21°06ʹN 89°17ʹW; variant: Motul de Carrillo Puerto)
- Congreso Obrero, 1st, Motul, Mexico, 1918. Primer Congreso ... 1977 (used in hdg.)t.p. (Motul, Estado de Yucatán)
- BGN(Motul [brief] de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, ppl, 21p0s06ʹN 89p0s17ʹW; variant: Motul de Carrillo Puerto)
- U.S. Off. of Geog. Mex. gaz.(Motul [brief] de Felipe Carrillo Puerto)
- Col. Lipp. gaz.(Motul, officially Motul de Felipe Carrillo Puerto)
- Webster's new geog. dict., 1980(Motul or in full Motul de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, town, N Yucatán state, on Yucatán penin., SE Mexico)
Wikipedia description:
Motul (from Mayan: Mutul: toponymic, "the 'mut' bird"; it can also mean "knot"), officially Motul de Carrillo Puerto, is the capital city of the municipality of Motul located in the central coastal region of the Mexican state of Yucatán, at an approximate distance of 45 kilometers northeast of the city of Mérida, the capital of the entity. According to the 2020 INEGI census, the city has just over 26 thousand inhabitants. The city is famous for being the place of origin of Motuleños eggs, a typical traditional dish of Yucatan cuisine. The official name of the city pays tribute to former governor Felipe Carrillo Puerto, originally from Motul, who was an important figure for the state at the beginning of the 20th century for his fight against the exploitation of the Mayan people. In 2023, Motul was designated a Pueblo Mágico by the Mexican government, recognizing its cultural and historical importance.
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