Tixpéhual Municipality

Tixpéhual Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “place of the dwarf's greeting”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (68.98 km2) of land and located roughly 25 km east of the city of Mérida.[2]

Tixpéhual
Municipality
Church at Tixpéhual, Yucatán
Region 2 Noroeste #095
Tixpéhual
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°58′40″N 89°26′30″W
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentJosé Ángel Ismael Mex Salas[2]
Area
 • Total68.98 km2 (26.63 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total5,388
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

In ancient times, the area was part of the chieftainship of Ceh Pech until the conquest. At colonization, Tixpéhual became part of the encomienda system, which was implemented in 1607.[2]

In 1821, Yucatán was declared independent of the Spanish Crown. In 1825 the area was part of the Coastal region, with its headquarters in Izamal Municipality. In 1847, during the Caste War of Yucatán the native headman was taken to prison and tortured after being suspected of collaboration with the insurgency against the Spanish.[2]

In 1929, Tixpéhual was part of the Tixkokob Municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a term of three years. The president appoints four Councilpersons to serve on the board for three year terms, as the Secretary and councilors of public works, nomenclature, ecology, and markets and roads.[4]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Tixpéhual, Yucatán. Other populated communities Chochóh, Cucá, Kiilinché, Los Flamboyanes, Sahé and Techóh. The largest populated areas are shown below:[2]

CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality (2010)5,388[3]
Chochóh530 in 2005[5]
Cucá114 in 2005[6]
Kiilinché244 in 2005[7]
Sahé114 in 2005[8]
Tixpéhual3312 in 2005[9]

Local festivals

Every year from the 17 to 20 December a fair is held.[2]

Tourist attractions
  • Church of San Martín
  • Hacienda Chochóh
  • Hacienda Sahé
  • Hacienda Techoh

References
  1. "Se sentirán orgullosos de nuestro trabajo". Por Esto! (in Spanish). Por Esto!. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. "Municipios de Yucatán » Tixpéhual" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. "Mexico In Figures: Tixpéhual, 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 June 2015.
  4. "Tixpéhual". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. "Chochóh". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. "Cucá". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. "Kilinché". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  8. "Sahé". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. "Tixpéhual" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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