| Official Name: | Sucilá |
| 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: | Delfio Amir Peniche Monforte[2] |
| Established Title: | Mexico Ind. |
| Established Date: | 1821 |
| Established Title2: | Yucatán Est. |
| Established Date2: | 1824 |
| Area Total Km2: | 256.76 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 3,930 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Population Blank1: | Suquilense |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 21.1544°N -88.3136°W |
| Elevation M: | 15 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 070 |
| 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 |
Sucilá Municipality (pronounced as /es/, Yucatec Maya: "zacate (grass) water")[4] is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 256.76 km2 (99.14 sq mi) of land and is located roughly northeast of the city of Mérida.[2]
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but before the conquest, it was part of the chieftainship of Cupules.[2] At colonization, Sucilá became part of the encomienda system and though an encomienda was established by the seventeenth century,[5] no names were discovered before the encomendera Josefa Chacón y Salazar, who served in 1745.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Tizimín Municipality. In 1837, it was assigned to the Espita Municipality.[2] As with other areas of the state, Sucilá was depopulated during the Caste War of Yucatán.[6] In 1988, the area was confirmed as its own municipality.[7]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public services, public security, urban development and ecology.[8]
The head of the municipality is Sucilá, Yucatán. The municipality has 63 populated places besides the seat including La Hacienda Xmabalam, San Antonio, San Pedro II, San Miguelito, San Román, Santa Rosa, Santa Teresa, Tierra Blanca, Xmihuan, and Yohches. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 3,930 |
| Sucilá | 3645 in 2005[9] |
Every year from 2 to 10 September there is a festival in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.[2]