Mexico Ind. 1821 Elevation 23 m (75 ft) | Yucatán Est. 1824 Area 361.5 km² | |
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Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | ||
Calotmul Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of two conjoined hills") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (361.50 km2) of land and is located roughly 185 kilometres (115 mi) east of the city of Mérida.
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History
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but during the conquest, it became part of the encomienda system and the first encomendero was Rodrigo Alvarez in 1549. Subsequent encomenderos included Nicolas del Puerto (1665), who was entrusted with 400 indigenous persons; Antonio de la Felguera Castillo (1710), who had charge over 584 natives; and Marco Ayala.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Tizimín Municipality. In 1988 it was confirmed as head of its own municipality.
Governance
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of markets, parks and gardens, and cemeteries.
Communities
The head of the municipality is Calotmul, Yucatán. There are 17 populated areas of the municipality which include Pocobóch, Táhcabo and Yokdzonot Meneses. The significant populations are shown below:
Local festivals
Every year from 1 to 8 December the town celebrates a festival in honor of the Immaculate Conception.