Akil Municipality

Akil Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of the vines") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (48.54 km2) of land and is located roughly 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

Akil
Municipality
Region 7 Sur #003
Akil
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°15′56″N 89°20′52″W
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatán Est.1824
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentJulian Javier Nic Navarrete[2]
Area
 • Total48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total10,362
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Umanense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code003
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest. Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the High Sierra partition with headquarters in Tekax Municipality. In 1848, one of the bloodiest battles of the Caste War of Yucatán occurred in Akil between Maya rebels and troops under the command of Colonel José Dolores Cetina.[2]

In 1919, it became its own municipality.[2]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has seven councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public lighting, health, public security, public monuments, and nomenclature.[4]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Akil, Yucatán. The municipality has 9 populated places[4] besides the seat including Plan Chác, el Rancho Kitinché, San Diego and San Martino. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality (2010)10,362[3]
Akil9601 in 2005[5]
San Diego9601 in 2005[6]

Local festivals

Every year in the second week of April there is a festival in honor of Santa Inés.[2]

Tourist attractions
  • Church of Santa Inés, built during the sixteenth century
  • Archaeological site at Akil
  • Archaeological site at Sac nicte Akil

References
  1. "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. "Municipios de Yucatán »Akil" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. "Mexico In Figures:Akil, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. "Akil". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. "Akil" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. "San Diego" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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