Chacsinkín Municipality

Chacsinkín Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "firewood reddened by time or plant of the red flowers") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (158.40 km²) of land and is located roughly 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

Chacsinkín
Municipality
Seal
Region 6 Oriente #016
Chacsinkín Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°10′21″N 89°00′58″W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Mexico Ind.	1821
Yucatán Est.	1824
Government
• Type	2012–2015[1]
• Municipal President	Gloria Jesús Mukul Borges[2]
Area
• Total	158.40 km^2 (61.16 sq mi)
	[2]
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2010[3])
• Total	2,818
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
• Demonym	Umanense
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code	016
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest and a part of the chieftainship of Tutul Xiú. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with Lorenzo de Ávila Carranza and Isabel de la Cerda serving as ecomenderos in 1704.[2]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821,[2] and in 1825 the area was assigned to the High Sierra partition with headquarters in Tekax Municipality. In 1867, it was moved to the jurisdiction of the Peto Municipality.[4] It was transferred again to the Tzucacab Municipality in 1910 and finally became its own municipality in 1918.[2]

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 works, education and health, recruitment and potable water.[5]

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.[5]

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.[5]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Chacsinkín, Yucatán. The municipality has 10 populated places[5] besides the seat including Chimay Mul, Sabacché, Sisbic, Xbox and X-cohil. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

Community	Population
Entire Municipality (2010)	2,818[3]
Chacsinkín	2300 in 2005[6]
X-Box	209 in 2005[7]

Local festivals

Every year on 12 June, there is a festival in honor of Saint Anthony of Padua.[2]

Tourist attractions

• Church of Saint Peter, built during the seventeenth century

References

1. "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
2. "Municipios de Yucatán »Chacsinkín" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
3. "Mexico In Figures:Chacsinkín, 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 August 2015.
4. "Estado de Yucatán. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995" (PDF). inegi (in Spanish). Aguascalientes, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. 1996. pp. 83, 116, 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
5. "Chacsinkín". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
6. "Chacsinkín" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
7. "X-Box" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2015.