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Yucatán ( ʝukaˈtan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán ( Spanish : Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán ), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District , comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico . It is divided in 106 municipalities , and its capital city is Mérida .
It is located in Southeastern Mexico , on the north part of the Yucatán Peninsula . It is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest, Quintana Roo to the southeast and the Gulf of Mexico lies off its north coast.
Before the arrival of Spaniards to the Yucatán Peninsula, the name of this region was el Mayab . In 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 on this place, where they founded the cities of Chichen Itza , Izamal , Motul , Mayapan , Ek' Balam and Ichcaanzihóo (also called T'ho), now Mérida.