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Tixpéhual
Municipality
Church at Tixpéhual, Yucatán
Region 2 Noroeste #095
TixpéhualLocation of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°58′40″N 89°26′30″W / 20.97778°N 89.44167°W / 20.97778; -89.44167
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
• Type	[REDACTED] 2012–2015
• Municipal President	José Ángel Ismael Mex Salas
Area
• Total	68.98 km (26.63 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population
• 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

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 km) of land and located roughly 25 km east of the city of Mérida, Mexico.

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.

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.

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.

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:

Local festivals

Every year from the 17 to 20 December a fair is held.

Tourist attractions

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

References

1. "Se sentirán orgullosos de nuestro trabajo". Por Esto! (in Spanish). Por Esto!. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
2. ^ "Municipios de Yucatán » Tixpéhual" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2015.
3. ^ "Mexico In Figures: Tixpéhual, 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 June 2015.
4. "Tixpéhual". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
5. "Chochóh". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
6. "Cucá". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
7. "Kilinché". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
8. "Sahé". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
9. "Tixpéhual" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

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