Celestún Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán
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Celestún Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "terror of stone") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 868.63 km2 of land and is located roughly 105 kilometres (65 mi) west of the city of Mérida.[2]
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Celestún | |
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Principal Church of Celestún, Yucatán | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Region 1 Poniente #011 | |
  Celestún Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°51′33″N 90°24′00″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Type | .svg){kind=small} 2012–2015[1] |
| • Municipal President | Rosa Alba Acosta Narváez[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 868.63 km2 (335.38 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (2010[3]) | |
• Total | 6,831 |
| • Density | 7.864/km2 (20.37/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Umanense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 011 |
| 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 and was located in the chieftainship of Ah-Canul. After colonization, the area was one of the few that did not become part of the encomienda system, and was established in 1718, as a town under the jurisdiction of Sisal, where it served as an important source of salt.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821[4] and the area was transferred from Sisal to the Maxcanú Municipality in 1872. In 1918 the area became 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 heritage and public monuments; public security; public works, nomenclature and recruitment; and public buildings and ecology.[5]
Communities
Local festivals
Every year from 1 to 12 December the town celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception. There is also an annual celebration on 1 June for Navy Day.[2]
Tourist attractions
- Church of the Immaculate Conception
- Birding