Celestún Municipality

Celestún Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "terror of stone") is one of the 106 municipalities 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]

Celestún
Municipality
Principal Church of Celestún, Yucatán
Seal
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 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentRosa Alba Acosta Narváez[2]
Area
 • Total868.63 km2 (335.38 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total6,831
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Umanense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code011
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 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

The head of the municipality is Celestún, Yucatán. Among the other populated places of the municipality are Calan, Chamúl, Chín, Hoyuelos, Man, Stal and Tzate. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality (2010)6,831[3]
Celestún6243 in 2005[6]

Local festivals
Celestun Flamingos

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

References
  1. "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. "Municipios de Yucatán »Celestún" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. "Mexico In Figures:Celestún, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  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. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. "Celestún". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. "Celestún" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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