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Chocholá Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán

Field	Value
official_name	Chocholá
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Chocholá, Yucatán. - panoramio.jpg
image_caption	Principal Church of Chocholá, Yucatán
image_map	Chochola en Yucatan.svg
map_caption	Location of Chochola in Yucatan
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
leader_title	Municipal President
leader_name	Erwin Obet Martin Alcocer
area_total_km2	99.64
area_footnotes
population_footnotes
population_as_of	2010
population_total	4530
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	Central Standard Time
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	Central Daylight Time
utc_offset_DST	-5
coordinates
blank_name_sec1	INEGI Code
blank_info_sec1	31011
footnotes	Municipalities of Yucatán

Chocholá Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located in the western part of the state, about 21 kilometers southwest of the city of Mérida. The name is said to mean "brackish water".

Chocholá, pronounced "choh choh LAH" is home to much advertised cenote as well as a luxury hotel, the Hacienda Chablé. At the time of this writing (Spring 2020) the town's center has been refurbished and painted in pretty colors, making it a good stop for photography buffs.

Area: 99. 64 km2.
Population: 4,339
- Women: 2,135
- Men: 2,205
Average elevation: 14 meters

Geography

The municipality is bordered on the south by Kopomá, and on the west by Samahil and Maxcanú. To the north and east lies Umán and Samahil also shares a part of the northern boundary.

Water and land

The terrain is flat and rocky. Primary use is for grazing, agriculture and forestry. Water sources are underground and include six cenotes. The climate is sub-humid with rain falling primarily between the months of May and July. The average rainfall is 1200 mm. The average annual temperature is 26.8 °C.

Communities

The primary population centre is the eponymous Chocholá. Among the other communities of the municipality are Pujil, Chablé, San Francisco, Juat, San Matías, Cheneld, and San Pablo.

Points of interest

The former Chocholá hacienda
Temple of the Immaculate Conception
Maya sites
Cenote San Ignacio, small with restaurant, bathrooms and generally set up for tourism
Chocholá is home to the Hacienda Chablé, a luxury hotel

Events and festivities

Mexican Independence Day: Sept. 16
Day of the Mexican Revolution: Nov. 20
Easter: Thursday and Friday before
Holy Cross Day, May 3
Virgin of Guadalupe celebration: Dec. 12
Day of the Dead: Nov. 2
Celebration in honor of Christ's Love: Sept. 24-30

Government

Elections are held every three years, when the mayor and his cabinet are chosen. There are fifteen localities in the municipality; the most important are: Chocholá (cabecera municipal), San Antonio Chablé, El Roble, Tch'een-Men, El Limonar, Doroteo Arango, Misko, San Luis Dos, Santa María, Xamán Ek and San Luis Cuatro.

References

"Municipios de Yucatán »Chocholá".
(November 2016). "Preliminary results of the census of 2010. Yucatán.". [[INEGI]].

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