Tixméhuac Municipality

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Tixméhuac
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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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