Calotmul Municipality

Calotmul Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of two conjoined hills") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (361.50 km2) of land and is located roughly 185 kilometres (115 mi) east of the city of Mérida.[2]

Calotmul
Municipality
Municipal Offices of Calotmul, Yucatán
Region 5 Noreste #008
Calotmul
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°01′08″N 88°10′37″W
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatán Est.1824
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentManuel Jesús Polanco Contreras[2]
Area
 • Total361.50 km2 (139.58 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total4,095
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Umanense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code008
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but during the conquest, it became part of the encomienda system[2] and the first encomendero was Rodrigo Alvarez in 1549.[4] Subsequent encomenderos included Nicolas del Puerto (1665), who was entrusted with 400 indigenous persons; Antonio de la Felguera Castillo (1710), who had charge over 584 natives; and Marco Ayala.[2]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Tizimín Municipality.[2] In 1988 it was confirmed as head of its own municipality.[5]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of markets, parks and gardens, and cemeteries.[6]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Calotmul, Yucatán. There are 17 populated areas of the municipality[6] which include Pocobóch, Táhcabo and Yokdzonot Meneses. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality (2010)4,095[3]
Calotmul2623 in 2005[7]
Pocobóch774 in 2005[8]
Táhcabo412 in 2005[9]

Local festivals

Every year from 1 to 8 December the town celebrates a festival in honor of the Immaculate Conception.[2]

Tourist attractions
  • Church of Immaculate Conception, built in the seventeenth century
  • Cenote Actun-Dzonot
  • Cenote Azúl
  • Cenote Baal-Kax
  • Cenote Bal-Che
  • Cenote Chacal Has
  • Cenote Chakah

References
  1. "Alcaldes" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Buenas Tareas. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. "Municipios de Yucatán »Calotmul" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. "Mexico In Figures:Calotmul, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. García Bernal, Manuela Cristina (1978). Población y encomienda en Yucatán bajo los Austrias (in Spanish). Sevilla: Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos. p. 503. ISBN 978-84-00-04399-5. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. "Estado de Yucatán. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995" (PDF). inegi (in Spanish). Aguascalientes, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. 1996. p. 123. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. "Calotmul". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. "Calotmul" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. "Pocobóch" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. "Táhcabo" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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