Yaxcabá Municipality

Yaxcabá
—  Municipality  —
Location of the Municipality
Yaxcabá Location of the Municipality
Coordinates: 20°04′N 89°02′W / 20.067°N 89.033°W / 20.067; -89.033Coordinates: 20°04′N 89°02′W / 20.067°N 89.033°W / 20.067; -89.033
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatan Est.	1824
Municipality Est.	1923[1]
Government
– Municipal President	Sanson Israel Palma Santos[1]
Area
– Total	1,079 km2 (416.6 sq mi)
	[1]
Population (2005 [2] [3])
– Total	13,909
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
INEGI Code	104
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD
Website	Official Website

The Municipality of Yaxcabá is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Yaxcabá.

Yaxcabá means place of green earth.

Location

This municipality is located 90 kilometers southeast of the city of Merida and in the central region of the state. It is between latitude 20° 19' and 20° 49' north and the longitude 80° 36' and 88° 56' west.^[1]

Its borders are on the north the municipality of Sudzal, on the south Chacsinkín, on the east Chankom and to the west Sotuta.

Communities

The municipality is made up of 66 different communities, of which the most important are:^[1]

• Yaxcabá (Municipal Seat)
• Tixcacaltuyub
• Libre Unión
• Tahdzibichen
• Tiholop

History

It is believed that the settlement was established by the survivors of the fall of Mayapan in 1441.^[1]

In colonial times under the encomienda system it was administered by Joachim of Leguizano (1562) and Andres Valdes.^[1]

Landmarks

Architectural

In the municipality seat Yaxcabá, there is St. Francis of Assisi church, the chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe, all dating from the colonial era. There is also the Santa Cruz church, former convent and parish of St. Peter and St. Nicholas Chapel.^[1]

Archaeological

Libre unión Yaxunáh, Ixpanioh, Xucul, Yokdzonot, Xcanyá, Tixcacaltuyub and Yanláh.

Local Festivals

In April the annual festival takes place in Santa Cruz.

20 to 29 June celebration to honor St. Peter and St. Paul.

1 to 5 October a carnival in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Nuestros municipios - Yaxcabá" (HTML). http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31104a.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
2. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan" (HTML). http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_yucatan. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
3. ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 INEGI.