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Chemax Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán

Field	Value
official_name	Chemax
native_name
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Iglesia de Chemax Yucatán. - panoramio.jpg
image_caption	Principal Church of Chemax
image_map	Municipios de Yucatan con regiones.svg
map_caption	Region 6 Oriente #019
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	[[File:Flag of Yucatan.svg	40px]] Yucatán
seat_type	Municipal seat
seat	Chemax
government_type	[[File:PAN Party (Mexico).svg	22px]] 2012–2015
leader_title	Municipal President
leader_name	Lucio Balam Herrera
established_title	Mexico Ind.
established_date	1821
established_title2	Yucatán Est.
established_date2	1824
area_total_km2	1098.6
area_note
population_as_of	2010
population_total	33,490
population_demonym	Chemaxeño
timezone	Central Standard Time
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	Central Daylight Time
utc_offset_DST	-5
coordinates
elevation_m	26
blank_name_sec1	INEGI Code
blank_info_sec1	019

Chemax Municipality (, “monkey's tree”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 1,098.6 km2 of land and located roughly 185 km east of the city of Mérida.

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, though it existed before the conquest as part of the province of Cupules. At colonization, Chemax became part of the encomienda system with the first encomendero noted in 1549 as Juan López de Mena.

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and during the Caste War of Yucatán the city was abandoned but repopulated after federal troops regained possession of it. In 1865, the area was assigned to the partition of Valladolid Municipality. In 1918, it was designated as its own municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public lighting, police commissaries, public security, public monuments, nomenclature, ecology, and public sanitation.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Chemax, Yucatán. There are 170 populated areas of the municipality with the most important locations being: Además, Catzim, Chemax, Chen, Cocoyol, Kuxeb, Lolbé, Mucel, Punta Laguna, San Juan, San Pedro, Santa Cruz, Santa Elena, Sisbichén, Uspibil, Xalaú, X-Can, X-mab, X-maben, Xochmil, X-tejas and Xuneb. The significant populations are shown below:

Community	Population
Entire Municipality (2010)	33,490
Chechmil	title=Chechmil	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/chechmil/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Chemax	title=Chemax	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/chemax/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Chulután	title=Chulután	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/chulutan/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Cocoyol	title=Cocoyol	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/cocoyol-2/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Kuxeb	title=Kuxeb	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/kuxeb/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Mucel	title= Mucel	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/mucel/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Sisbichen	title=Sisbichen	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/sisbichen/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Uspibil	title=Uspibil	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/uspibil/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Xalau	title=Xalau	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/xalau-x-alau/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
X-Can	title=X-Can	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/x-can/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
X-Catzin	title=X-Catzin	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/x-catzin-catzin/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=2 August 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}

Chemax YU.JPG|Chemax Catzin YU.JPG|Catzin X-Can YU.JPG|X-Can

Local festivals

From 10 to 13 June, festival in honor of San Antonio de Padua, patron saint of the town of Chemax.

Tourist attractions

Churches of San Antonio de Padua, built in the sixteenth century
Church of La Purísima Concepción, built in the seventeenth century
Church of San Pedro, built in the seventeenth century
Archaeological sites at Bolmay, Palaban, Petul, Poxil, Sotpol, Tamba, Xalau, Xcan, Xcoom, Xmaos and Xuyap
Cenotes at Abli, Aktun Eek, Aktun Teel, Aktun Uspibil and Alamo I

Climate

Considered a tropical savanna climate typically with a pronounced dry season. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is Aw (Tropical Savanna Climate). Retrieved on July 14, 2013.

References

(23 Apr 2015). "Denuncian despidos por 'venganza' de alcaldes". gentepractika.
"Municipios de Yucatán »Chemax".
"Mexico In Figures:Chemax, Yucatán". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI).
(1996). "Estado de Yucatán. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática.
"Chemax". Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México.
(2005). "Chechmil". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Chemax". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Chulután". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Cocoyol". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Kuxeb". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Mucel". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Sisbichen". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Uspibil". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Xalau". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "X-Can". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "X-Catzin". PueblosAmerica.
[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=931069&cityname=Chemax%2C+Yucat%E1n%2C+Mexico&units= Climate Summary for Chemax]

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