Tixpéhual Municipality

Tixpéhual Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [tiʃˈpe.wal], in the Yucatec Maya language: “place of the dwarf's greeting”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (68.98 km²) of land and located roughly 25 km east of the city of Mérida, Mexico.^[2]

Tixpéhual
Municipality
Church at Tixpéhual, Yucatán
Region 2 Noroeste #095
Tixpéhual Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°58′40″N 89°26′30″W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
• Type	2012–2015[1]
• Municipal President	José Ángel Ismael Mex Salas[2]
Area
• Total	68.98 km2 (26.63 sq mi)
	[2]
Elevation [2]	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2010[3])
• Total	5,388
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code	009
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the chieftainship of Ceh Pech until the conquest. At colonization, Tixpéhual became part of the encomienda system, which was implemented in 1607.^[2]

In 1821, Yucatán was declared independent of the Spanish Crown. In 1825 the area was part of the Coastal region, with its headquarters in Izamal Municipality. In 1847, during the Caste War of Yucatán the native headman was taken to prison and tortured after being suspected of collaboration with the insurgency against the Spanish.^[2]

In 1929, Tixpéhual was part of the Tixkokob Municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three- year term. The president appoints four Councilpersons to serve on the board for three year terms, as the Secretary and councilors of public works, nomenclature, ecology, and markets and roads.^[4]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Tixpéhual, Yucatán. Other populated communities Chochóh, Cucá, Kiilinché, Los Flamboyanes, Sahé and Techóh. The largest populated areas are shown below:^[2]

Community	Population
Entire Municipality (2010)	5,388[3]
Chochóh	530 in 2005[5]
Cucá	114 in 2005[6]
Kiilinché	244 in 2005[7]
Sahé	114 in 2005[8]
Tixpéhual	3312 in 2005[9]

Local festivals

Every year from the 17 to 20 December a fair is held.^[2]

Tourist attractions

• Church of San Martín
• Hacienda Chochóh
• Hacienda Sahé
• Hacienda Techoh