Dzoncauich Municipality Explained

Official Name:Dzoncauich
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico
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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:Renan Alberto Cocom Verde[2]
Area Total Km2:355.12
Population As Of:2010[3]
Population Total:2,772
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:21.1278°N -88.8906°W
Elevation M:7
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Blank1 Info Sec1:009
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Blank Info Sec2:Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
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Dzoncauich Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Cauich's rifle”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (355.12 km2) of land and located roughly 85 km northeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

History

During pre-Hispanic times, the area was part of the chieftainship of Ah Kinchel. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system and as early as 1549 the encomendero was Alonso Julián. Later, the encomienda was shared by Francisco Dorado and Ignacio Barbosa Briceño in 1689.[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 1905, it was a part of the Temax Municipality but became head of its own municipality in 1928.[2]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three year term. The town council has eight aldermen and two trustees, who serve as Secretary of the Town Hall; Treaturer; legal coordinator; education coordinator; sports coordinator; tourism coordinator; coordinator of social communication; coordinator of dissemination, civic promotion and recreation; director of public works; director of urban planning; coordinator of the House of Culture; director of security, roads and transportation; and director of health issues and social welfare.[4]

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 Dzoncauich, Yucatán. The other populated areas in the municipality are Chacmay and the Haciendas of: Mario, San Matias and San Pedro. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 2,772
Chacmay458 in 2005[5]
Dzoncauich2323 in 2005[6]

Local festivals

Every year on 8 August a celebration is held in honor of the patron saint of the town, San Juan Bautista.

Tourist attractions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alcaldes. 8 June 2015. buenas tareas. 23 February 2013. Mérida, Mexico. es.
  2. Web site: Municipios de Yucatán » Dzoncauich . 8 June 2015 . es .
  3. Web site: Mexico In Figures: Dzoncauich, Yucatán. INEGI. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). 8 June 2015. Aguascalientes, México. es, en. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150506191855/http://www3.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/mexicocifras/default.aspx?e=31&lang=en. 6 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Dzoncauich. inafed. Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. 4 June 2015. Mérida, Mexico. es. 8 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508064449/http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM31yucatan/index.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Chacmay. PueblosAmerica. PueblosAmerica. 8 June 2015. es. 2005.
  6. Web site: Dzoncauich. PueblosAmerica. PueblosAmerica. 8 June 2015. es. 2005.