Tixkokob Municipality

Tixkokob
—  Municipality  —
Location of Tixkokob in Yucatán
Tixkokob Location of Tixkokob in Yucatán
Coordinates: 21°00′N 89°24′W / 21°N 89.4°W / 21; -89.4Coordinates: 21°00′N 89°24′W / 21°N 89.4°W / 21; -89.4
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatán Est.	1824
Municipality Est.	1923[1]
Area
– Total	159.67 km2 (61.6 sq mi)
	[1]
Elevation[1]	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2005[2][3])
– Total	16,151
– Demonym	Tixkokobenses
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Postal Code	97470
Area code(s)	991
INEGI Code	093
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD
Website	Nuestros municipios - Tixkokob

The small Municipality of Tixkokob is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Tixkokob. The town of Tixkokob is famous within the area for high quality hammock weaving. The municipality made up largely of working class communities.

Location

Tixkokob is located in the center of the Yucatan henequen zone, about 24 miles east of the city of Merida, capital of the state. Tixkokob is about halfway along the road from Merida to Izamal.

Communities

The municipality is made up of 17 different communities, of which the most important are:

• Tixkokob (Municipal Center)

• Ekmul

• Nolo

• Eua

• San Antonio Millet

Places of interest

The archaeological zone of Ake is located in the municipality of Tixkokob, 15 kilometers from the township of Tixkokob.

Notables

Notable locals include the following:

Hernando Pech

Tixkokob chieftain who was accused of attending a Tehchamac human sacrifice, Tehchamac was located near the border of the province of Chepech Chacan.^[1]

Ah Kin Chablé

Tixkokob priest, who served as an informant to Adelantado Montejo. The Maya priest converted to Christianity and took the name of D. Lorenzo Chablé.^[1]

Arsenio Puerto Lara

A supporter of Carrillo Puerto and a member of the socialist league when she was young. Carrillo Puerto received the support of thousands of henequen workers. General Cardenas supported Lara to succeed General Canto Echeverria. In his tenure at the Committee, Lara obtained significant benefits for the farmers of Tixkokob.^[1]

Carlos R. Menéndez

Writer, journalist and historian (1872-1961), founder of the Printing Company currently publishes the newspaper Diario de Yucatan.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Nuestros municipios - Tixkokob". http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31093a.htm#. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 
2. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_yucatan. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
3. ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 INEGI.