Ticul is one of 106 municipalities in Yucatán state, Mexico. It is located in the western part of the state at (20°24′N89°32′W) 100 km south of the state capital city of Mérida. The municipality, which has an area of 355.12 km² (137.11 sq mi), in the 2005 census reported 25,621 inhabitants. The city of Ticul which is the municipal seat had a population of 21,147, the ninth-largest community in the state in population. The majority are ethnically Maya.