Tixméhuac Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán
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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]
Tixméhuac | |
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Region 7 Sur #094 | |
  Tixméhuac Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°14′07″N 89°06′30″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Type | .svg){kind=logo} 2012–2015[1] |
| • Municipal President | Edilberto Rodriguez López[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 251.65 km2 (97.16 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 4,746 |
| • Density | 18.86/km2 (48.85/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 | |
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
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