| Official Name: | Tixcacalcupul |
| 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: | Leonardo Chay Ek[2] |
| Established Title: | Mexico Ind. |
| Established Date: | 1821 |
| Established Title2: | Yucatán Est. |
| Established Date2: | 1824 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,164.98 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 6,665 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Population Blank1: | Umanense |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.5367°N -88.2703°W |
| Elevation M: | 27 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 092 |
| 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 |
Tixcacalcupul Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "Two mouths of Cupul's well") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (1,164.98 km2) of land and is located roughly southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest and was located in the chieftainship of Cupules. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos,[2] beginning with Francisco Manrique in 1549, passing to Juan de Cárdenas in 1579, Francisco Mallén in 1607 and later to Francisco Mallén de Rueda. In 1645 the encomenderos were Gaspar de Ayala Pacheco and Francisca Dorantes y Solís and in 1686 passed to Pedro Pardo de Lagos.[4]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825[5] the area was assigned to the Valladolid Municipality. During the Caste War of Yucatán, a battle occurred here in which almost all of the inhabitants were massacred by government troops. In 1918 the area became its own municipality.[2]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, sports, education and health.[6]
The head of the municipality is Tixcacalcupul, Yucatán. The municipality has 28 populated places besides the seat including Ekpedz, Mahas, Poop, San José and X-Tohbil. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 6,665 |
| Ekpedz | 1235 in 2005[7] |
| Mahas | 377 in 2005[8] |
| Poop | 437 in 2005[9] |
| San José | 466 in 2005[10] |
| Tixcacalcupul | 3207 in 2005[11] |
| X-Tohbil | 307 in 2005[12] |
Every year on 15 June the town celebrates the feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle.[2]