Calotmul Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of two conjoined hills") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 361.50 km2 of land and is located roughly east of the city of Mérida.
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:
Community Population Entire Municipality (2010) 4,095Calotmul 2623 in 2005Pocobóch 774 in 2005Táhcabo 412 in 2005
Local festivals Every year from 1 to 8 December the town celebrates a festival in honor of the Immaculate Conception.
Tourist attractions
Church of Immaculate Conception, built in the seventeenth century Cenote Actun-Dzonot Cenote Azúl Cenote Baal-Kax Cenote Bal-Che Cenote Chacal Has Cenote Chakah
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