Dzidzantún

Dzidzantún is a town in Mexico in the northeastern Yucatan, which serves as the headquarters of the municipio or administrative unit of the Dzidzantún Municipality.

Dzidzantún
Town
Municipal Palace of Dzidzantún
Location of the Town in the State of Yucatán
Dzidzantún
Location of the Town in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°14′50″N 89°2′30″W
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
 • MayorRaúl Arcadio Torres Faisal (PRI)
Area
 • Total198 km2 (76 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2005[2][3])
 • Total8,119
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Dzidzantunence
 town[4]
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Area code(s)991
INEGI Code027
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
WebsiteOfficial Website

Climate
Climate data for Dzidzantún
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3)		 33.7
(92.7)		 34.7
(94.5)		 35.3
(95.5)		 36.2
(97.2)		 35.8
(96.4)		 35.8
(96.4)		 35.9
(96.6)		 35.6
(96.1)		 34.8
(94.6)		 33.2
(91.8)		 32.7
(90.9)		 34.7
(94.5)
Average low °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)		 19.5
(67.1)		 20.2
(68.4)		 20.6
(69.1)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.3
(70.3)		 19.9
(67.8)		 18.8
(65.8)		 20.7
(69.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30
(1.2)		 30
(1.2)		 25
(1)		 18
(0.7)		 53
(2.1)		 110
(4.3)		 100
(4)		 110
(4.3)		 130
(5.2)		 110
(4.2)		 41
(1.6)		 43
(1.7)		 800
(31.6)
Source: Weatherbase [5]

History

Before the Spanish conquest, the site where the town of Dzidzantún now stands was part of the lands under the chieftainship of Ah Kin Chel. After the area was conquered by the Spaniards, an encomienda was established in 1549, granting Hernán Muñoz Vaquiano use over the lands in the area in exchange for taking care of the indigenous people who lived here. Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the town was assigned to the Temax Municipality. In 1918, the Dzidzantún Municipality was created, with the town of Dzidzantún as the headquarters of the administration.[1]

Location

This town is in the coastal region known as the northern Gulf of Mexico. It falls within the parallel 21° 12' and 21° 23' latitude north and between 88° 57' and 89° 04' west longitude and has an average height of 4 meters.[6]

It is bounded on the north by the Gulf of Mexico, south to the cities of Temax and Cansahcab, east to the town of Dzilam Gonzalez and to the west of the town of Yobaín.

Festivals and culture

Festivals observed in the town include:

  • Festivities in honor of Santa Clara, taking place in January.
  • June 10-13, a festival in honor of San Antonio de Padua, patron of the people.
  • August 8-14, a festival in honor of Santa Clara, patron of the people (August 11).

During festivals, it is the custom for women to use simple Huipil, highlighting the embroidered square neck and cutting edge clothing. This is placed over the shaft, which is subject to a ripple bottom half at the waist with a girdle of the same fabric; fitted sandals and sun protection are covered with a shawl. Farmers, especially the elderly, are dressed in baggy trousers, blankets, raw abotonada front shirts, apron Cotia and straw hats.

For major events and Vaquerías women wear a Terno dress, made of fine fabrics, lace and embroidery generally made by hand in a cross stitch. This is supplemented with long gold chains, earrings, coral beads or watermark rebozo and Santa Maria.

The men wear white trousers made of straight cut Philippine fine cloth, hats, sandals and Jipijapa, as well as the traditional red scarf bandana popularly known as essential to the Jarana dance.

  • Principal Park of Dzidzantún
  • Principal Church of Dzidzantún
  • Dzidzantún Municipal Market
  • Dzidzantún Casa Ejidal

References
  1. "Municipios de Yucatán »Dzidzantún" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  3. Census Results by Locality, 2005 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine INEGI.
  4. "http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/dzidzantun/". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Dzidzantún, Yucatán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  6. "Latitude/longitude finder". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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