| Official Name: | Seyé |
| 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: | Ermilo Dzul Huchim[2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 186.50 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 9,276 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.8372°N -89.3719°W |
| Elevation M: | 6 |
| 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 |
Seyé Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “little ladder”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (186.50 km2) of land and located roughly 38 km southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, though it existed before the conquest and in antiquity belonged to the chieftainship of Hocabail-Homún. At colonization, Seyé became part of the encomienda system with Alonso de Rojas recorded as the encomendero in 1579. He was followed by successors Joaquín Gómez (1607), Antonio Gómez Pacheco (1647) and Pablo de Aguilar (1688).
In 1821, Yucatán was declared independent of the Spanish Crown. In 1825 the area was part of the Beneficios Bajos region, with its headquarters in Sotuta.
The municipal president is elected for a term of three years. The president appoints seven Councilpersons to serve on the board for three year terms, as the Secretary and councilors of public cleanliness, ecology, police, public services, street lighting, trails and markets, and nomenclature.[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.
The head of the municipality is Seyé, Yucatán. There are two other major population centers, Holactún and San Bernardino. Within its municipal jurisdiction are eight rancheras with minimal population, which include: Mucchan, Nohcham, Panabá, San Pedro, San Salvador, Santa María, Xteché and Xukú. There are also four haciendas: Macal, Verna, Santo Domingo and Xcehus. The major population areas are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 9,276 | |
| Holactún | 616 in 2005[5] | |
| San Bernardino | 233 in 2005[6] | |
| Seyé | 8080 in 2005[7] |
Every year from 23 to 27 of August the feast of Saint Bartholomew is celebrated.