Bokobá Municipality

Bokobá Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “splashing water”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (48.54 km2) of land and located roughly 45 km east of the city of Mérida.[2]

Bokobá
Municipality
Church of Bokobá, Yucatán
Region 4 Litoral centro #005
Bokobá
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°00′23″N 89°10′46″W
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentJosé Amilcar Ceballos Kantun[2]
Area
 • Total48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total2,053
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code009
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

History

Prior to the conquest, the area fell within the provinces of Ceh Pech and after the conquest became part of the encomienda system. In 1700, the encomendero was Esteban Pérez Montiel, who was responsible for 481 native inhabitants.[2]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the coastal region with its headquarters in Izamal. In 1900 it was withdrawn and became head of the municipality which bears its name.[2]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four aldermen who serve as councilors for public works, public monuments, ecology, transportation and highway administration.[4]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Bokobá, Yucatán. The other populated areas in the municipality are Mucuyché, San Antonio Choil and San Antonio II. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality (2010)2,053[3]
Bokobá1955 in 2005[5]

Local festivals

Every year on 15 August a festival is held in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption.[2]

Tourist attractions
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Church
  • Hacienda Mucuyché Campos

References
  1. "Se registra precandidatos del tricolor" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Por Esto!. 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. "Municipios de Yucatán » Bokobá" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. "Mexico In Figures: Bokobá, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. "Bokobá". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. "Bokobá". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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