Tetiz Municipality

Tetiz Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of the sweet potato") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (180.11 km2) of land and is located roughly 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the city of Mérida.[2]

Tetiz
Municipality
Principal Church of Tetiz, Yucatán
Region 1 Poniente #087
Tetiz
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°57′44″N 89°56′02″W
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatán Est.1824
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentJesús Damián Chan Caab[2]
Area
 • Total180.11 km2 (69.54 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total4,725
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Umanense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code087
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest and was located in the chieftainship of Ak Canul. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos, including Pablo de Aguilar and Alonso Hernández between 1700 and 1750.[2]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Lower Camino Real under the Hunucma Municipality. In 1918 the area was confirmed 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 heritage and public works; police and transit; public services, education and health; and parks, gardens and ecology.[4]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Tetiz, Yucatán. The municipality has 10 other populated places[4] including Homote, Kooté, Muxupilo, Nohuayum, San Antonio, San Antonio Viudas, San Francisco, Toxix and Yulca. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality (2010)4,725[3]
Nohuayún712 in 2005[5]
Tetiz3747 in 2005[6]

Local festivals

Every year from 10 to 15 August the town holds a festival in honor of our Lady of the Asunción.[2]

Tourist attractions
  • Church of San Bernardino, built in the colonial era
  • Hacienda Nohuayún
  • Hacienda Santa Cecilia
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References
  1. "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. "Municipios de Yucatán »Tetiz" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. "Mexico In Figures:Tetiz, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. "Tetiz". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. "Nohuayún" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. "Tetiz" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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