Hoctún Municipality Explained

Official Name:Hoctún
Settlement Type:Municipality
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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:Flor Mireya Acosta Novelo[2]
Area Total Km2:123.91
Population As Of:2010[3]
Population Total:5,697
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Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:20.8644°N -89.2019°W
Elevation M:14
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Blank Info Sec2:Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
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Hoctún Municipality (pronounced as /es/, in the Yucatec Maya Language: “where the stone is quarried or ripped”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (123.91 km2) of land and located roughly 45 km east of the city of Mérida.[2]

History

There are no records indicating the history of pre-Hispanic times for this area. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system. Doña Angela de la Fleguera Castillo was the encomendera in 1722 and was in charge of 269 native inhabitants.[2]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the Beneficios Bajos region with its headquarters in Sotuta. In 1889, Hoctún acquired the category of Villa.[2]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has seven aldermen, who serve as Secretary of the Town Hall; and councilors of markets, public lighting, potable water, parks and gardens, ecology and cemeteries.[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 Hoctún, Yucatán. The other populated areas in the municipality are Dziuché, Hacienda Petenchi Pich, San Antonio Cholul, San Isidro Ochil, San José Oriente, San José Poniente, San Isidro Ochil, San Miguel, and San Nicolás. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 5,697
Dziuché10 in 2005[5]
Hoctún4739 in 2005[6]
San José Oriente827 in 2005[7]

Local festivals

Every year from 15 to 31 May 31 a festival in honor of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception is held; from 15 July to 6 August a celebration for the Holy Christ of the Transfiguration is held; and from the 25 to 29 September a festival honors St. Michael the Archangel.

Notable people

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 » Hoctún . 8 June 2015 . es .
  3. Web site: Mexico In Figures: Hoctún, 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: Hoctún. inafed. Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. 4 June 2015. Mérida, Mexico. es. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100544/http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM31yucatan/index.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Dziuché. PueblosAmerica. PueblosAmerica. 8 June 2015. es. 2005.
  6. Web site: Hoctún. PueblosAmerica. PueblosAmerica. 8 June 2015. es. 2005.
  7. Web site: San José Oriente. PueblosAmerica. PueblosAmerica. 8 June 2015. es. 2005.