| Official Name: | Bokobá |
| 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: | 2018–2021[1] |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Ruby Sosa[2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 48.54 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 2,053 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 21.0064°N -89.1794°W |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 009 |
| 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 |
Bokobá Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “splashing water”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (48.54 km2) of land and located roughly 45 km east of the city of Mérida.[2]
Prior to the conquest, the area fell within the provinces of Ceh Pech and after the conquest became part of the encomienda system. In 1700, the encomendero was Esteban Pérez Montiel, who was responsible for 481 native inhabitants.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the coastal region with its headquarters in Izamal. In 1900 it was withdrawn and became head of the municipality which bears its name.[2]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four aldermen who serve as councilors for public works, public monuments, ecology, transportation and highway administration.[4]
The head of the municipality is Bokobá, Yucatán. The other populated areas in the municipality are Mucuyché, San Antonio Choil and San Antonio II. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 2,053 | |
| Bokobá | 1955 in 2005[5] |
Every year on 15 August a festival is held in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption.