Cobá

Cobá is a locality in , and has about 1,170 residents. Cobá is situated nearby to the locality .
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  • Type: Locality with 1,170 residents
  • Description: town in Tulúm Municipality, State of Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Coba”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coba and Coba Lake.

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Cobá is a large ruined city of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization in the state of , Mexico. It is about 90 km east of the Maya site of , about 40 km west of the Caribbean Sea, and 44 km northwest of the site of , with which it is connected by a modern road.

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The or Lake Coba is an almost circular lake close to the ancient Maya city of on the Yucatán peninsula. The lake is surrounded by a reed zone that hosts crocodiles.

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Cobá

Latitude
20.48298° or 20° 28′ 59″ north
Longitude
-87.73888° or 87° 44′ 20″ west
Population
1,170
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
76GJF7M6+5C
Geo­Names ID
3530506
Wiki­data ID
Q1104857
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Satellite Map

Discover Cobá from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tatar—“Cobá” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Coba”
  • Chechen: “Коба (Тулум)”
  • Chechen: “Коба”
  • Dutch: “Coba”
  • German: “Cobá”
  • Russian: “Коба”
  • Serbian: “Коба”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Coba, Quintana Roo”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Coba”
  • Spanish: “Coba”
  • Spanish: “Cobá”
  • Swedish: “Coba, Quintana Roo”
  • Swedish: “Coba”
  • Tatar: “Коба (Тулум)”
  • Tatar: “Коба”

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