Tixméhuac Municipality

Tixméhuac
Tixméhuac
Municipality
	Region 7 Sur #094
	Tixméhuac Location of the Municipality in Mexico
	Coordinates: 20°14′07″N 89°06′30″W / 20.23528°N 89.10833°W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatán Est.	1824
Government
• Type	2012–2015
• Municipal President	Edilberto Rodriguez López
Area
• Total	251.65 km2 (97.16 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,746
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Demonym	Umanense
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code	094
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

^ "Conceden licencia al diputado Edilberto Rodríguez López (PRD)" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Por Esto!. 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Municipios de Yucatán »Tixméhuac" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Tixméhuac". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Chicán" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Dzutoh" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Kimbilá" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Sabacché" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Sisbic" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Tixméhuac" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[party-1] "Conceden licencia al diputado Edilberto Rodríguez López (PRD)" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Por Esto!. 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[municipios-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Municipios de Yucatán »Tixméhuac" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[INEGI-3] "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.

[state_divisions-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.

[governance-5] "Tixméhuac". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[Chicán_(2005)-6] "Chicán" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[Dzutoh_(2005)-7] "Dzutoh" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[Kimbilá_(2005)-8] "Kimbilá" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[Sabacché_(2005)-9] "Sabacché" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[Sisbic_(2005)-10] "Sisbic" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[Tixméhuac_(2005)-11] "Tixméhuac" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

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