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Tepakán
Municipality
Principal Church of Tepakán, Yucatán
Region 3 Centro #086
TepakánLocation of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°02′55″N 89°02′20″W / 21.04861°N 89.03889°W / 21.04861; -89.03889
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
• Type	2012–2015
• Municipal President	Weyler Aaron Coral Manrique
Area
• Total	134.13 km (51.79 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population
• Total	2,226
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

Tepakán (in the Yucatec Maya language, “place where pakán fruit is found”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Containing 134.13 km (51.79 sq mi) of land, it is roughly 70 km (43 mi) east of the city of Mérida.

History

During pre-Hispanic times, the area was part of the chieftainship of Ah-Kin-Chel. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system with Cristóbal Sánchez as the encomendero in 1581. Subsequent holders of the trusteeship Esteban Tello Aguilar in 1700, Ana de Varreda Villegas in 1705, Antonia Pacheco and Juan Nepomuceno Calderón.

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821. On 24 July 1867 a decree passed to reorganize the divisions within the territory and Tepakán was assigned to Izamal Municipality. In 1988, it was made its own municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of ecology, public works, ecology, roads and markets, and cemeteries.

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.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Tepakán, Yucatán. The other populated areas are Jabada, Kantirix, Kantunich, Pochuná, Hacienda Los Reyes, Rosario, Tecate and Xemu. The significant populations are shown below:

Local festivals

Every year on 12 April the feast of St. Anthony, patron saint of the village, is held.

Tourist attractions

• Church of La Asunción
• Church of San Antonio
• Hacienda Kantirix
• Hacienda Poccheiná
• Hacienda Sahcatzín

References

1. "Priistas agradecidos" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Diario de Yucatán. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
2. ^ "Municipios de Yucatán » Tepakán" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2015.
3. ^ "Mexico In Figures: Tepakán, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
4. División territorial del Estado de Yucatán de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1. ed.). Aguascalientes, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. 1997. pp. 109–110. ISBN 970-13-1518-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
5. División territorial del Estado de Yucatán de 1810 a 1995, pp 123-124
6. ^ "Tepakán". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
7. "Kantirix". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
8. "Tepakán". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

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