Akil Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán
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Akil Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of the vines") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 48.54 km2 of land and is located roughly 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of the Capital State.[2]
Akil | |
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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 | .svg){kind=small} 2012–2015[1] |
| • Municipal President | Julian Javier Nic Navarrete[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi) |
| [2] | |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2010[3]) | |
• Total | 10,362 |
| • Density | 213.5/km2 (552.9/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Umanense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 003 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| 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
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