Calotmul Municipality

Calotmul
Municipality
Municipal Offices of Calotmul, Yucatán
Municipal Offices of Calotmul, Yucatán
Coat of arms of Calotmul
Coat of arms
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
 • Municipal PresidentManuel Jesús Polanco Contreras
Area
 • Total
361.50 km2 (139.58 sq mi)
 
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
4,095
 • Density11.33/km2 (29.34/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Umanense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard 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.

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but during the conquest, it became part of the encomienda system and the first encomendero was Rodrigo Alvarez in 1549. 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.

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

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.

Communities

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

CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality (2010)4,095
Calotmul2623 in 2005
Pocobóch774 in 2005
Táhcabo412 in 2005

Local festivals

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

Tourist attractions

References

  1. ↑ "Alcaldes" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Buenas Tareas. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Municipios de Yucatán »Calotmul" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.