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Chumayel
Municipality
Region 7 Sur #024
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Coordinates: 20°25′42″N 89°18′04″W / 20.42833°N 89.30111°W / 20.42833; -89.30111
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatán Est.	1824
Government
• Type	2012–2015
• Municipal President	Mariza Jazmín Itzá Briceño
Area
• Total	45.99 km (17.76 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population
• Total	3,148
• Density	68/km (180/sq mi)
• Demonym	Umanense
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code	024
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

Chumayel Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “place of seeds") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (45.99 km) of land and is located roughly 80 km southeast of the city of Mérida.

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, though it existed before the conquest. At colonization, Chumayel became part of the encomienda system. The town's ancient history is important; one of the few remaining Mayan documents, the Codices of the Chilam Balam of Chumayel, originated here.

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the lower mountainous partition of Mama Municipality. In 1867 it was moved to the Tekax Municipality and in 1935 it was designated as its own municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public security, public lighting and nomenclature.

The Municipal Council administers the business of the municipality. It is responsible for budgeting and expenditures and producing all required reports for all branches of the municipal administration. Annually it determines educational standards for schools.

The Police Commissioners ensure public order and safety. They are tasked with enforcing regulations, distributing materials and administering rulings of general compliance issued by the council.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Chumayel, Yucatán. There are 5 populated areas of the municipality. The significant populations are shown below:

Local festivals

Every year from 28 April to 3 May the traditional town feast, Holy Christ's Transfiguration, is celebrated.

Tourist attractions

• Church of the Immaculate Conception built in the 16th century
• Hacienda Ucum

References

1. "Alcaldes y Partidos en los municipios 2012" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: gentepractika. 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. ^ "Municipios de Yucatán »Chumayel" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. ^ "Mexico In Figures:Chumayel, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
4. ^ "Chumayel". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
5. "Chumayel". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

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Municipalities	Region 1, Poniente, Yucatán Celestún Chocholá Halachó Hunucmá Kinchil Kopomá Maxcanú Opichén Samahil Tetiz Region 2: Noroeste, Yucatán Abalá Acanceh Baca Chicxulub Pueblo Conkal Ixil Kanasín Mérida Mocochá Progreso Seyé Tahmek Tecoh Timucuy Tixkokob Tixpéhual Ucú Umán Yaxkukul Region 3: Centro, Yucatán Cuzamá Hocabá Hoctún Homún Huhí Izamal Kantunil Sanahcat Sudzal Tekal de Venegas Tekantó Tepakán Teya Tunkás Xocchel Region 4: Litoral centro, Yucatán Bokobá Cacalchén Cansahcab Dzemul Dzidzantún Dzilam de Bravo Dzilam González Dzoncauich Motul Muxupip Sinanché Suma de Hidalgo Telchac Pueblo Telchac Puerto Temax Yobaín Region 5: Noreste, Yucatán Buctzotz Calotmul Cenotillo Espita Panabá Río Lagartos San Felipe Sucilá Tizimín Region 6: Oriente, Yucatán Chankom Cantamayec Chacsinkín Chemax Chichimilá Chikindzonot Cuncunul Dzitás Kaua Peto Quintana Roo Sotuta Tahdziú Tekom Temozón Tinúm Tixcacalcupul Uayma Valladolid Yaxcabá Region 7: Sur, Yucatán Akil Chapab Chumayel Dzán Mama Maní Mayapán Muna Oxkutzcab Sacalum Santa Elena Teabo Tekax Tekit Ticul Tixméhuac Tzucacab

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