Timucuy Municipality

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Timucuy
Municipality
Church at Timucuy, Yucatán
Church at Timucuy, Yucatán
Region 2 Noroeste #090
Region 2 Noroeste #090
Timucuy is located in Mexico
Timucuy
Timucuy
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
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Country Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
State Flag of Yucatan.svg Yucatán
Government
 • Type PRI Party (Mexico).svg 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal President Carlos Eutimio Chan May[2]
Area
 • Total 63.15 km2 (24.38 sq mi)
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Elevation[2] 14 m (46 ft)
Population (2010[3])
 • Total 6,833
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
INEGI Code 009
Major Airport Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code MID
ICAO Code MMMD
Website Official Website

Timucuy Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “place of the dove (divine hen)”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (63.15 km2) of land and located roughly 25 km southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the chieftainship of Chakan until the conquest. At colonization, Timucuy became part of the encomienda system, with a series of encomenderos including Pedro Álvarez in 1549, Gaspar Juárez de Ávila in 1565 and Gertrudis Marín in 1724.[2]

In 1821, Yucatán was declared independent of the Spanish Crown.[2] In 1840, Timucuy was joined with the region of Tecoh. On 24 July 1867, Timucuy was established as a town within the jurisdiction of Acanceh Municipality. In 1988, it was designated as head of its own municipality.[4]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a term of three years. The president appoints Councilpersons to serve on the board for three year terms, as the Secretary and councilors of street lighting, ecology and parks and public gardens.[5]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Timucuy, Yucatán. Other populated communities in Timucuy are Flor de Lluvia, Ixtlé, Jalapa, San Antonio, Siibay Yunkú, Subincancab, and Tekit de Regil. The largest populated areas are shown below:[2]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 6,833[3]
Subincancab 901 in 2005[6]
Tekik de Regil 1847 in 2005[7]
Timucuy 3576 in 2005[8]

Local festivals

Every year from the 10 to 15 of April is a fair featuring regional dancing.[2]

Tourist attractions

References

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