| Official Name: | Akil |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Municipality in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yucatán |
| Government Type: | 2012–2015[1] |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Julian Javier Nic Navarrete[2] |
| Established Title: | Mexico Ind. |
| Established Date: | 1821 |
| Established Title2: | Yucatán Est. |
| Established Date2: | 1824 |
| Area Total Km2: | 48.54 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 10,362 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Population Blank1: | Umanense |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.2656°N -89.3478°W |
| Elevation M: | 31 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 003 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major Airport |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | IATA Code |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | MID |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | ICAO Code |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | MMMD |
| Footnotes: | Municipalities of Yucatán |
Akil Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of the vines") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (48.54 km2) of land and is located roughly southeast of the Capital State.[2]
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest. Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the High Sierra partition with headquarters in Tekax Municipality. In 1848, one of the bloodiest battles of the Caste War of Yucatán occurred in Akil between Maya rebels and troops under the command of Colonel José Dolores Cetina.[2]
In 1919, it became its own municipality.[2]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has seven councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public lighting, health, public security, public monuments, and nomenclature.[4]
The head of the municipality is Akil, Yucatán. The municipality has 9 populated places besides the seat including Plan Chác, el Rancho Kitinché, San Diego and San Martino. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 10,362 |
| Akil | 9601 in 2005[5] |
| San Diego | 9601 in 2005[6] |
Every year in the second week of April there is a festival in honor of Santa Inés.[2]