| Official Name: | Umán |
| 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: | Jesús Adrian Quintal Ic[2] |
| Established Title: | Mexico Ind. |
| Established Date: | 1821 |
| Established Title2: | Yucatán Est. |
| Established Date2: | 1824 |
| Established Title3: | Municipality Est |
| Established Date3: | 1921 |
| Area Total Km2: | 234.30 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 50,993 |
| 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: | 20.8833°N -134°W |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Area Code: | 988 |
| Postal Code: | 97390 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 101 |
| 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 |
Umán Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (234.30 km2) of land and located roughly 15 km southwest of the city of Mérida.[2] The word "Umán" means “purchase” in the Yucatec Maya language.
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 Ah Canul.[2] At colonization, Umán became part of the encomienda system with Francisco Hernández recorded as one of the earliest encomenderos.[4]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the Lower Camino Real with its headquarters in Hunucma Municipality. In 1921, was designated as its own municipality.
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of heritage and sports, policing, education and health, public works, potable water, rural development and social management, roads and markets, nomenclature and recruiting, ecology, public monuments.[5]
The head of the municipality is Umán, Yucatán. There are 87 populated areas of the municipality. The most notable include Bolón, Dzibikak, Dzununcán, Itzincab, Oxcum, Oxholón, Poxilá, San Antonio Mulix, Tebec, Xtepen, and Yaxcopoil. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 50,993 |
| Bolón | 1271 in 2005[6] |
| Dzibikak | 1238 in 2005[7] |
| Itzincab | 4744 in 2005[8] |
| Oxcum | 1049 in 2005[9] |
| Oxholón | 797 in 2005[10] |
| Poxilá | 801 in 2005[11] |
| Tebec | 459 in 2005[12] |
| Umán | 29135 in 2005[13] |
| Xtepén | 485 in 2005[14] |
| Yaxcopoil | 1102 in 2005[15] |
Every year from 13 to 15 September the town holds a celebration for the Christ of Love.[2]