| Official Name: | Chichimilá |
| 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: | Joel Eduardo Rosado Tuz[2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 358.59 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 7,952 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.6308°N -88.2172°W |
| Elevation M: | 26 |
| 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 |
Chichimilá Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “hard to see or recognize”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (358.59 km2) of land and located roughly 170 km southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]
It is unknown which chieftainship the area was under prior to the arrival of the Spanish. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system with the records indicating Micaela Alcocer rented her encomienda to Manuel Argaís y Noguera and Juana de Argaís y Noguera.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the Valladolid region. During the Caste War of Yucatán Manuel Antonio Ay, a local chieftain, was one of the main promoters of the rebellion by the indigenous people against the government. It was designated as its own municipality in 1875.
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has seven councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of urban development, education, health, beautification and trash disposal, public monuments and nomenclature.[4]
The head of the municipality is Chichimilá, Yucatán. There are 40 populated places in the municipality with the most important being Celtún, Chan-Xcail, Chay, Dzitox, Monte Verde, San Jose Cruz, San Pedro, Santa Cruz, and Villahermosa.[2] The significant populations are shown below:
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 7,952 |
| Celtún | 140 in 2005[5] |
| Chan-Xcail | 474 in 2005[6] |
| Chichimilá | 4985 in 2005[7] |
| Dzitox | 742 in 2005[8] |
| San Pedro | 328 in 2005[9] |
| Villahermosa | 150 in 2005[10] |
Every year from the 1 to the 18 February the town holds a traditional village festival and in October, a celebration for its patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi.