Sucilá Municipality

Sucilá Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "zacate (grass) water")[4] is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 256.76 km² (99.14 sq mi) of land and is located roughly 150 kilometres (93 mi) northeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

Sucilá
Municipality
Region 5 Noreste #070
Sucilá Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°09′16″N 88°18′49″W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatán Est.	1824
Government
• Type	2012–2015[1]
• Municipal President	Delfio Amir Peniche Monforte[2]
Area
• Total	256.76 km^2 (99.14 sq mi)
	[2]
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2010[3])
• Total	3,930
• Density	15/km^2 (40/sq mi)
• Demonym	Umanense
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code	070
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 before the conquest, it was part of the chieftainship of Cupules.[2] At colonization, Sucilá became part of the encomienda system and though an encomienda was established by the seventeenth century,[5] no names were discovered before the encomendera Josefa Chacón y Salazar, who served in 1745.[2]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Tizimín Municipality. In 1837, it was assigned to the Espita Municipality.[2] As with other areas of the state, Sucilá was depopulated during the Caste War of Yucatán.[6] In 1988, the area was confirmed as its own municipality.[7]

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 services, public security, urban development and ecology.[8]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Sucilá, Yucatán. The municipality has 63 populated places[8] besides the seat including La Hacienda Xmabalam, San Antonio, San Pedro II, San Miguelito, San Román, Santa Rosa, Santa Teresa, Tierra Blanca, Xmihuan, and Yohches. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

Community	Population
Entire Municipality (2010)	3,930[3]
Sucilá	3645 in 2005[9]

Local festivals

Every year from 2 to 10 September there is a festival in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.[2]

Tourist attractions

• Church of Saint James the Apostle, built during the seventeenth century
• Cenote Dzibiak
• Cenote K' Aax' Eek
• Cenote San Pedro Iii
• Cenote Sukil-Ha

References

1. "Alcaldes panistas solicitan recursos extras a la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Sol Yucatán. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
2. "Municipios de Yucatán »Sucilá" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
3. "Mexico In Figures:Sucilá, 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. "El Significado de los Nombre de los Pueblos de Yucatán: Agua". Merida de Yucatan (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Crónicas de la Ciudad Blanca. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
5. Cook, Sherburne F.; Borah, Woodrow (1974). Essays in population history. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-520-02272-0. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
6. Reed, Nelson A. (2001). The Caste War of Yucatán (Revised ed.). Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-0-804-74001-2. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
7. "Estado de Yucatán. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995" (PDF). inegi (in Spanish). Aguascalientes, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. 1996. pp. 110, 116, 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
8. "Sucilá". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
9. "Sucilá" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2015.