Calotmul Municipality

Calotmul
Municipality
Municipal Offices of Calotmul, Yucatán
Municipal Offices of Calotmul, Yucatán
Region 5 Noreste #008
Region 5 Noreste #008
Calotmul is located in Mexico
Calotmul
Calotmul
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°01′08″N 88°10′37″W / 21.01889°N 88.17694°W / 21.01889; -88.17694
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatán Est.1824
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentManuel Jesús Polanco Contreras[2]
Area
 • Total
361.50 km2 (139.58 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation
[2]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total
4,095
 • 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

Calotmul Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of two conjoined hills") is a municipality 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]

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]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 4,095[3]
Calotmul 2623 in 2005[7]
Pocobóch 774 in 2005[8]
Táhcabo 412 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Municipios de Yucatán »Calotmul" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Calotmul". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. 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.