What is the yucaton peninsula?

What is the yucaton peninsula?
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For other uses, see Yucatn (disambiguation).Yucatn
Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatn
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Coat of armsLocation within Mexico Country Mexico Capital Mrida Municipalities 106 Government - Governor Ivonne Ortega Pacheco PRI - Federal Deputies PAN: 4
PRI: 1 - Federal Senators Beatriz Zavala Peniche (PAN)
Alfredo Rodrguez (PAN)
Cleominio Zoreda (PRI) Area
Ranked 20th - Total 38,402 km2 (14,827.1 sq mi) Population (2005) - Total 1,818,948 (Ranked 21st) Time zone CST (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) HDI (2004) 0.7778 - medium
Ranked 19th ISO 3166-2 MX-YUC Postal abbr. Yuc. Website http://www.yucatan.gob.mx
Yucatn is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatn Peninsula. The Yucatan peninsula includes three states: Yucatn, Campeche, and Quintana Roo; all three modern states were formerly part of the larger historic state of Yucatn in the 19th century. The state capital of Yucatn is Mrida.