Yobaín Municipality

Yobaín
Municipality
Principal Church of Yobaín, Yucatán
Principal Church of Yobaín, Yucatán
Region 4 Litoral centro #106
Region 4 Litoral centro #106
Yobaín is located in Mexico
Yobaín
Yobaín
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°13′57″N 89°07′00″W / 21.23250°N 89.11667°W / 21.23250; -89.11667
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentAdonay Avilés Sierra[2]
Area
 • Total
81.75 km2 (31.56 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation
[2]
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total
2,137
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code009
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD

Yobaín Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “above crocodiles”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (81.75 km2) of land and located roughly 70 km northeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

History

Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area belonged to the chieftainship of Ah Kin Chel. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system. Between 1545 and 1555 the Spanish founded this town[2] and established Don Galiano as one of the first encomenderos.[4]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the Temax Municipality. It was designated as 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 culture, public works, and nomenclature.[5]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Yobaín, Yucatán. The other populated areas of the municipality include Chabihau, Chántul, Chúmhabim, Kayac, Santa Ana, Santa Ursula, and Tzémul . The significant populations are shown below:[2]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 2,137[3]
Chabihau 278 in 2005[6]
Yobaín 1768 in 2005[7]

Local festivals

Every year on 10 August the town holds a celebration for its patron saint, San Lorenzo.[2]

Tourist attractions

  • Church of San Lorenzo, built in the seventeenth century and restored around 1914[2]

References

  1. ^ "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Municipios de Yucatán »Yobaín" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Mexico In Figures:Yobaín, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ^ García Bernal, Manuela Cristina (1978). Población y encomienda en Yucatán bajo los Austrias (in Spanish). Sevilla: Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos. p. 37. ISBN 978-8-400-04399-5. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Yobaín". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Chabihau". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Yobaín". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2015.