| Official Name: | Calotmul |
| 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: | Manuel Jesús Polanco Contreras[2] |
| Established Title: | Mexico Ind. |
| Established Date: | 1821 |
| Established Title2: | Yucatán Est. |
| Established Date2: | 1824 |
| Area Total Km2: | 361.50 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 4,095 |
| 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: | 21.0189°N -88.1769°W |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 008 |
| 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 |
Calotmul Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of two conjoined hills") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (361.50 km2) of land and is located roughly east of the city of Mérida.[2]
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but during the conquest, it became part of the encomienda system[2] and the first encomendero was Rodrigo Alvarez in 1549.[4] Subsequent encomenderos included Nicolas del Puerto (1665), who was entrusted with 400 indigenous persons; Antonio de la Felguera Castillo (1710), who had charge over 584 natives; and Marco Ayala.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Tizimín Municipality.[2] In 1988 it was confirmed as head of its own municipality.[5]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of markets, parks and gardens, and cemeteries.[6]
The head of the municipality is Calotmul, Yucatán. There are 17 populated areas of the municipality[6] which include Pocobóch, Táhcabo and Yokdzonot Meneses. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 4,095 |
| Calotmul | 2623 in 2005[7] |
| Pocobóch | 774 in 2005[8] |
| Táhcabo | 412 in 2005[9] |
Every year from 1 to 8 December the town celebrates a festival in honor of the Immaculate Conception.[2]