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Tixméhuac
Municipality
Region 7 Sur #094
Region 7 Sur #094
Tixméhuac is located in Mexico
Tixméhuac
Tixméhuac
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°14′07″N 89°06′30″W / 20.23528°N 89.10833°W / 20.23528; -89.10833
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatán Est.1824
Government
 • Type 2012–2015 [1]
 • Municipal PresidentEdilberto Rodriguez López [2]
Area
 • Total251.65 km2 (97.16 sq mi)
  [2]
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2010 [3])
 • Total4,746
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
 •  Demonym
Umanense
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code094
Major Airport Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code MID
ICAO Code MMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

Tixméhuac Municipality ( Yucatec Maya: "Place of Xmeuac tribe") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (251.65 km2) of land and is located roughly 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida. [2]

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest and under the chieftainship of Tutul Xiu. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos, including: Juan Xiu, in 1557; Hernando Xiu, in 1565; and Pablo Cen, in 1579. [2]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, [2] and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Tekax Municipality. [4] In 1900 it becomes its own municipality. [2]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public services and cemeteries. [5]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Tixméhuac, Yucatán. The municipality has 25 populated places [5] besides the seat including Chican, Chuchub, Dzutóh, Ebtún, Kimbilá, Sabacché, Sisbic and Xeo-pil. The significant populations are shown below: [2]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 4,746 [3]
Chicán 567 in 2005 [6]
Dzutoh 116 in 2005 [7]
Kimbilá 510 in 2005 [8]
Sabacché 572 in 2005 [9]
Sisbic 172 in 2005 [10]
Tixméhuac 2189 in 2005 [11]

Local festivals

Every year on 19 September the town celebrates the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel. [2]

Tourist attractions

  • Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, built during the eighteenth century
  • archeological sites at Chucub, Kimbilá, Modzil and Nocas

References

  1. ^ "Conceden licencia al diputado Edilberto Rodríguez López (PRD)" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Por Esto!. 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Municipios de Yucatán »Tixméhuac" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Mexico In Figures:Tixméhuac, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Estado de Yucatán. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995" (PDF). inegi (in Spanish). Aguascalientes, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. 1996. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Tixméhuac". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Chicán" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Dzutoh" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Kimbilá" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Sabacché" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Sisbic" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Tixméhuac" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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