Akil Municipality

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Akil
Municipality
Region 7 Sur #003
Region 7 Sur #003
Akil is located in Mexico
Akil
Akil
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
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Country Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
State Flag of Yucatan.svg Yucatán
Mexico Ind. 1821
Yucatán Est. 1824
Government
 • Type PRI Party (Mexico).svg 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal President Julian Javier Nic Navarrete[2]
Area
 • Total 48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
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Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
Population (2010[3])
 • Total 10,362
 • Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
 • Demonym Umanense
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
INEGI Code 003
Major Airport Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code MID
ICAO Code MMMD
Website Official Website
Municipalities of Yucatán

Akil Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "place of the vines") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (48.54 km2) of land and is located roughly 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest. Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the High Sierra partition with headquarters in Tekax Municipality. In 1848, one of the bloodiest battles of the Caste War of Yucatán occurred in Akil between Maya rebels and troops under the command of Colonel José Dolores Cetina.[2]

In 1919, it became its own municipality.[2]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has seven councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public lighting, health, public security, public monuments, and nomenclature.[4]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Akil, Yucatán. The municipality has 9 populated places[4] besides the seat including Plan Chác, el Rancho Kitinché, San Diego and San Martino. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 10,362[3]
Akil 9601 in 2005[5]
San Diego 9601 in 2005[6]

Local festivals

Every year in the second week of April there is a festival in honor of Santa Inés.[2]

Tourist attractions

  • Church of Santa Inés, built during the sixteenth century
  • Archaeological site at Akil
  • Archaeological site at Sac nicte Akil

References

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