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Tunkás Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán

Field	Value
official_name	Tunkás
native_name
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Entrada_a_Tunkas.jpg
image_map	Municipios de Yucatan con regiones.svg
map_caption	Region 3 Centro #097
pushpin_map	Mexico
pushpin_label_position	left
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg	40px]] Mexico
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	[[File:Flag of Yucatan.svg	40px]] Yucatán
government_type	[[File:PAN Party (Mexico).svg	22px]] 2012–2015
leader_title	Municipal President
leader_name	Maria Elena Dominguez Kuh
area_total_km2	514.79
area_note
population_as_of	2010
population_total	3,464
population_blank1_title	Demonym
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	097
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

Tunkás Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya language: “bad or ugly stone”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 514.79 sqkm of land and located roughly 98 km east of the city of Mérida.

The municipality relies on farming for the majority of its economy, along with remittances from emigrants. Tunakseños migrate to the beach resorts of Quintana Roo, mostly Cancún and Playa del Carmen, as well as to the United States. Large concentrations of people from Tunkás can be found in Inglewood and Anaheim, both in California.

History

In ancient history, the area belonged to the chieftainship of Cupul until the conquest. At colonization, Tunkás became part of the encomienda system and the encomenderos listed in 1735 were Diego Ramón del Castillo y Juan and Baltazar de la Cámara. In 1821, Yucatán was declared independent of the Spanish Crown. In 1825 the area was part of the Valladolid region.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a term of three years. The president appoints four Councilpersons to serve on the board for three year terms, as the Secretary and councilors of public services, public security, and ecology.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Tunkás, Yucatán. There are 15 inhabited communities in the municipality: Canasultun, Ebulá, Franz, Kancabal, Kancabchen, Onichén, San Antonio Chuc, San Dimas, San José Pibtuch, San Román, Tabichén, Tunkás, Xcauil, Yaxhá, and Yohuas. The major population areas are shown below:

Community	Population
Entire Municipality (2010)	3,464
San Antonio Chuc	title=San Antonio Chuc	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/san-antonio-chuc/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=3 June 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
San José Pibtuch	title=San José Pibtuch	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/san-jose-pibtuch/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=3 June 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}
Tunkás	title=Tunkás	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/tunkas/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	accessdate=3 June 2015	language=Spanish	date=2005}}

Local festivals

Every year from 20 to 24 December the area celebrates a festival for St. Thomas the Apostle, patron of the town. From 30 January to 2 February, an annual fair is held which attracts people from other areas of the region.

Tourist attractions

Templo de Tunkás, the colonial-era church
Municipal Palace
Cenote Chan
Cenote Chan Lukun X’azul
Cenote Mumundzonot
Cenote X’tekdzonot

References

"Gobiernos: Presidentes Municipales". Partido Acción Nacional.
"Municipios de Yucatán » Tunkás". Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán.
"Nuestros municipios - Tunkás".
"Mexico In Figures: Motul, Yucatán". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI).
"Tunkás". Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México.
(2005). "San Antonio Chuc". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "San José Pibtuch". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Tunkás". PueblosAmerica.

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