Tekax Municipality
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Principal Church of Tekax, Yucatán
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 Region 7 Sur #079 |
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 Tekax
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| Coordinates: 20°12′07″N 89°17′17″W / 20.20194°N 89.28806°WCoordinates: 20°12′07″N 89°17′17″W / 20.20194°N 89.28806°W | ||
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 Mexico |
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 Yucatán
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| Mexico Ind. | 1821 | |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 | |
| Government | ||
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| • Municipal President | Consuelo Del Carmen Navarrete Navarro | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,819.61 km2 (1,474.76 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 40,547 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) | |
| • Demonym | Umanense | |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | |
| INEGI Code | 079 | |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport | |
| IATA Code | MID | |
| ICAO Code | MMMD | |
| Website | Official Website | |
| Municipalities of Yucatán | ||
Tekax Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "rejected tea or forest of Kax trees") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (3,819.61 km2) of land and is located roughly 125 kilometres (78 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida.
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest and under the chieftainship of Tutul Xiu. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with the first encomendero being Francisco de Bracamonte (1549). He was followed by Leonor de Garibay (1607), Andrés Dorantes Magaña and Andrés Dorantes Solís (1611), Bartolomé Días Ugarte (1672), Gabriel Díaz Ugarte and Manuel de Bolio Ojeda y Guzmán (1688) and in 1703, it passed to Pedro Calderón y Robles.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the High Sierra partition as its own municipality. In 1929, the name of the county seat was changed to Ciudad Obregón, and again changed in 1930 to Tekax de Álvaro Obregón.
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of education; police commissaries; public works; health; public security; cemeteries, parks and gardens; potable water; and public lighting.
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.
The head of the municipality is Tekax de Álvaro Obregón, Yucatán. The municipality has 98 populated places besides the seat including Alfonso Caso, Becanchén, Benito Juárez, Candelaria Nohalal, Canek, Chacmultún, Flor de Pozo, Huntochác, Jesús, Kancab, Kantemó, Kinil, Kiu Xtoquil, Mac-Yan, Manuel Cepeda Peraza, Nueva Santa Cruz, Nuevo Mundo, Pencuyut, San Alonso, San Antonio Knuc, San Diego I, San Diego II, San Diego Buenavista, San Diego Tekax, San Esteban, San Felipe I, San Felipe II, San Francisco, San Gaspar, San Isidro, San José, San Juan, San Norberto, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Ticum, Tixcuytún, Tzakeljaltun, Xaya, Xkiridz and Xpakan. The significant populations are shown below:
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