Chankom Municipality

Chankom Municipality (in the Yucatec Maya language: “little ravine”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (137.95 km²) of land and located roughly 135 km southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

Chankom
Municipality
Region 6 Oriente #017
Chankom Location of the municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°34′05″N 88°30′48″W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
• Type	2012–2015[1]
• Municipal President	Benjamín Cime Ek[2]
Area
• Total	137.95 km^2 (53.26 sq mi)
	[2]
Elevation [2]	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2010[3])
• Total	4,464
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

History

Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area was populated as evidenced by archeological sites but no specific information is known of the inhabitants nor the encomienda system. The area was depopulated by the Caste War of Yucatán and the inhabitants did not return to the area until the 1890s.[2]

Chankom was established as a ranchería assigned to the Valladolid region in 1928. Seven years later, it was designated as its own municipality.[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 policing, public services and ecology.[4]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Chankom, Yucatán. There are 17 populated places in the municipality including Chuntabil, Maykab, Muchucuxca, Nictehá, Sacpasil, San Isidro, San Juan, Santa María Koochilá, Santa Rosa, Ticimul, Tomku, Tzukmuc, Xanla, Xbohon, Xcalakdzonot, X-Cocail, Xhuaymil, Xkatún, Xkopeteil, X-Pamba, Xtamech, Xtohil, Yacbchem, and Yochotún.[2][4] The significant populations are shown below:

Community	Population
Entire Municipality (2010)	4,464[3]
Chankom	628 in 2005[5]
Muchucuxcáh	314 in 2005[6]
Ticimul	642 in 2005[7]
Tzukmuc	212 in 2005[8]
Xanlá	406 in 2005[9]
X-Bohom	108 in 2005[10]
X-Cocail	161 in 2005[11]
Xkalakdzonot	770 in 2005[12]
Xkatún	130 in 2005[13]
Xkopteil	754 in 2005[14]

Local festivals

Every year from the 9 to 13 November the town holds a celebration for its patron saint, San Diego.[2]

Tourist attractions

• Cenote Chankom
• Cenote Kochila
• Cenote Muchucuxca
• Cenote Nicte-Ha
• Cenote Santa María
• Archaeological site Cosil
• Archaeological site Cosil
• Archaeological site Kochilá
• Archaeological site Ticimul
• Archaeological site Xcocail

References

1. "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
2. "Municipios de Yucatán »Chankom" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. "Mexico In Figures:Chankom, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
4. "Chankom". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
5. "Chankom". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
6. "Muchucuxcáh". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
7. "Ticimul". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
8. "Tzukmuc". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
9. "Xanlá". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
10. "X-Bohom". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
11. "X-Cocail". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
12. "Xkalakdzonot". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
13. "Xkatún". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
14. "Xkopteil". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.